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Meaning
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Verb
To take milk by sucking at a breast, teat or bottle, as a baby or young animal does; also to suck on something such as a thumb.
vi Đứa bé đang bú sữa mẹ một cách ngon lành.
en The baby is happily suckling at its mother's breast.
To consume a liquid by taking it into the mouth and swallowing it.
vi Tối nay tụi mình ra quán bú vài lon bia nhé.
en Let's go out tonight and knock back a few cans of beer.
Noun
A regional variation used in North Central Vietnam to refer to the mammary organ.
vi Em bé ôm lấy bú mẹ ngủ ngon lành.
en The baby is sleeping soundly, holding on to its mother's breast.