bôm
(noun) apple
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bôm bốp
(adjective) augmentative reduplication of bốp: popping; clapping
bôn sê vích
(noun) alternative spelling of Bôn-sê-vích
bôn-sê-vích
(noun) Bolshevik
bông phèng
(verb) to jest, to banter, to spout nonsense as entertainment
bù tọt
(noun) kind of frog or toad
bùi nhùi
(noun) tinder
bùm
(interjection) boom, the sound of an explosion
bùm bụp
(noun) Mallotus sp.
bú fame
(verb) to leverage another person's reputation to enhance one's own.
bún riêu
(noun) Vietnamese rice vermicelli soup, usually served with fish, snail, tofu, pig skin (bì), congealed blood (huyết) and/or raw vegetables, and characteristically, with crab meatballs
bĩ
(adjective) unlucky, unfortunate
bĩu
(verb) to purse (scornfully); to pout
bư
(adjective) silly, stupid
bươi
(verb) to scratch (a surface)
bươm
(adverb) in tatters
bươm bướm
(noun) butterfly
bươn
(verb) to hurry
bươn chải
(verb) to strive to earn a living; to run about
bương
(noun) kind of large bamboo commonly found in Northern Vietnam
bươu
(verb) to bulge; swell into a bump
bượp
(adjective) few, pauce, insufficient
bạc bẽo
(adjective) ungrateful
bạc phơ
(adjective) all white; snowy; grey-headed; grey-haired; hoary
bải
(verb) to lengthen
bảnh tỏn
Dressed sharp and looking spiffy; groomed to impress.
bất nghì
(adjective) archaic form of bất nghĩa (“unjust”)
bấu
(verb) to grip; to grab
bấu chí
(verb) to pinch; to knead
bấu víu
(verb) to catch hold of; to cling on
bầm giập
(adjective) badly bruised; wrecked
bầy hầy
(adjective) filthy and untidy
bập bõm
(adverb) defectively, sometimes good and other times bad; in a way that is filled with misses
bậu
(pronoun) you
bắng nhắng
(adjective) annoyingly rowdy
bẹn
(noun) groin
bẹo
(verb) to pinch
bẹp dúm
(adjective) crushed; collapsed
bẹt
(adjective) flat; flattened
bẽn lẽn
(adjective) shy; timid; bashful
bếp núc
(noun) kitchen (generally speaking)
bển
That side, over there.
bễ
(noun) bellows
bệch
(adjective) chalky; sickly white
bệnh nghề nghiệp
An occupational disease — a work habit that follows you home; the profession leaking into the person.
bệnh thành tích
Achievement sickness — chasing targets and trophies while hollowing out the substance.
bệt
(adverb) sitting or lying flat or close to the ground, with little intervening as support
bệu bạo
(verb) to twist the mouth when about to cry
bịn rịn
(verb) to be loath to part with
bọng
(noun) vesicle (small fluid-filled bladder, sac, cyst, or vacuole within the body)
bọng đái
(noun) urinary bladder
bỏ mứa
(verb) to leave over (food)
bỏm bẻm
(adverb) leisurely; casually (chewing)
bố chồng
Father-in-law on the husband’s side — one’s husband’s father.
bố vợ
Father-in-law on the wife’s side — one’s wife’s father.
bốc phét
To talk big, tell tall tales — the Northern word; Southerners say nói dóc.
bồm bộp
(adjective) Used to describe a dull, muffled, repetitive sound, typically produced when a hard object strikes something soft, hollow, or not solid: thudding; pounding; thumping
bổi
(noun) dried leaves, tree branches, straws intended to be burned
bổi hổi
(adjective) synonym of bồi hồi, but with a stronger feel.
bỗ bã
(adjective) abundant but insipid