bấu chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

bấu (“to pinch”) +‎ chí (“to reach”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəw˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩˦ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəw˦˥ cɪj˦˥]

Verb

bấu chí • (㨐至)

1. (rare) to pinch; to knead
2. (rare, figurative) to fight; to quarrel