bùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 風 (“wind; to blow”, SV: phong).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

bùng • (𤑫, 𩄏, 𩅛)

  1. to flare up; to break out; to suddenly appear

Derived terms

Verb

bùng • (𩅛)

  1. (colloquial) to run away; to leave abruptly
  2. (slang) to break a promise
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