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˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥]

Verb

bắt mắt

to be eye-catching; to attract attention

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