bắt mắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

bắt (“to catch”) +‎ mắt (“eye”). Compare Chinese 奪目 / 夺目 (đoạt mục), 搶眼 / 抢眼 (thưởng nhãn), 觸目 / 触目 (xúc mục), and English eye-catching.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˧˦ mat̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥]

Verb

bắt mắt

  1. to be eye-catching; to attract attention
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