bóc lột

Vietnamese

Etymology

bóc (“to peel”) +‎ lột (“to strip off”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓawk͡p̚˧˦ lot̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓawk͡p̚˦˧˥ lok̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓawk͡p̚˦˥ lok̚˨˩˨]

Verb

bóc lột

  1. to exploit
    bóc lột lao động ― the exploitation of labour
  2. to plunder
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