bức bối

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ôi reduplication of bức.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˧˦ ʔɓoj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˦˧˥ ʔɓoj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˦˥ ʔɓoj˦˥]

Adjective

bức bối

  1. hot; sultry (generally speaking)
  2. indisposed; not feeling quite well

See also