bợ đỡ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bợ (“to prop, to support”) +‎ đỡ (“to lift up”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˧˨ʔ ʔɗəː˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˨˩ʔ ʔɗəː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˨˩˨ ʔɗəː˨˩˦]

Verb

bợ đỡ

  1. (uncommon) to flatter; to dishonestly praise
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