bợ đỡ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bợ (“to prop, to support”) +‎ đỡ (“to lift up”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəː˧˨ʔ ʔɗəː˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəː˨˩ʔ ʔɗəː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəː˨˩˨ ʔɗəː˨˩˦]

Verb

bợ đỡ

1. (uncommon) to flatter; to dishonestly praise