bùng nổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bùng (to rise up, to became big) +‎ nổ (to explode).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩ no˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˦˩ now˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩ now˨˩˦]

Verb

bùng nổ

  1. to explode
  2. (of a war, battle) to break out