lốp bốp

See also: lộp bộp

Vietnamese

Etymology

From l- reduplication of bốp.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lop̚˧˦ ʔɓop̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lop̚˦˧˥ ʔɓop̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lop̚˦˥ ʔɓop̚˦˥]

Adjective

lốp bốp • (獵𠶙, 獵𢯒) (‑a reduplication lốp ba lốp bốp)

  1. (onomatopoeia) Used to describe irregular, loud, crisp sounds: crackly; popping; snapping
    Synonym: lốp đốp
    tre nứa cháy nổ lốp bốp ― burning bamboo crackles loudly
  2. (of speech) rash, thoughtless, impulsive
    Synonym: bộp chộp
    ăn nói lốp bốp ― to speak rashly

References

  • “lốp bốp”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation. Available under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license.
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