bột khởi

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 勃起 (“to rise vigorously; to become erect”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓot̚˧˨ʔ xəːj˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓok̚˨˩ʔ kʰəːj˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓok̚˨˩˨ kʰəːj˨˩˦]

    Verb

    bột khởi

    1. (rare) to rise up vigorously; to flare up forcefully; to spring up energetically
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