bộc phát

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 爆發.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ faːt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ faːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwk͡p̚˨˩˨ faːk̚˦˥]

Verb

bộc phát

  1. to break out; explode; burst out
    Nạn đói bộc phát ở ... ― A famine broke out in ...

Usage notes

  • For "to explode, to burst" in the literal and physical sense, see nổ.
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