bức

See also: buc, BUC, buć, and buč

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɓɨk̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɓɨk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɓɨk̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 逼 (“force”).

Verb

bức

force, coerce

Adjective

bức

disturbed, upset, unsettled
Trời bức lắm, có lẽ sắp mưa.
The sky is unsettled; it must be about to rain.
(weather) unbearably hot
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng publishing house, chapter 4
  Không có lấy một chút gió nhẹ cho đỡ bức.
  There was not the slightest bit of wind to dispel the heat.
Synonyms: oi, oi bức

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 幅 (“classifier”).

Classifier

bức

Refers to anything flat, thin, and rectangular; a subset of tấm

References

"bức" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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