bột khởi
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 勃起 (“to rise vigorously; to become erect”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓot̚˧˨ʔ xəːj˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓok̚˨˩ʔ kʰəːj˧˨] ~ [ʔɓok̚˨˩ʔ xəːj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓok̚˨˩˨ kʰəːj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɓok̚˨˩˨ xəːj˨˩˦]
Verb
edit- (rare) to rise up vigorously; to flare up forcefully; to spring up energetically