bắt mắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

bắt (“to catch”) +‎ mắt (“eye”). Compare Chinese 奪目／夺目 (đoạt mục), 搶眼／抢眼 (thưởng nhãn), 觸目／触目 (xúc mục), and English eye-catching.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓat̚˧˦ mat̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥]

Verb

bắt mắt

1. to be eye-catching; to attract attention