bấu chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

bấu (to pinch) +‎ chí (to reach).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩˦ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˦˥ cɪj˦˥]

Verb

bấu chí • ()

  1. (rare) to pinch; to knead
  2. (rare, figurative) to fight; to quarrel