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˧˨] ~ [ʔɓok̚˨˩ʔ xəːj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓok̚˨˩˨ kʰəːj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɓok̚˨˩˨ xəːj˨˩˦]

Verb

bột khởi

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