bục mặt

Vietnamese

Etymology

bục (“to intensify”) +‎ mặt (“one's face”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ mat̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ mak̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ mak̚˨˩˨]

Verb

bục mặt

  1. (colloquial) to work one's fingers to the bone
    Phải bục mặt ra mà làm ăn mới đủ sống chứ bộ.
    I have to work my fingers to the bone to even make a decent living.
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