bú
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓu˧˥/
Central
/ɓṵ˩˧/
Southern
/ɓu˧˥/
to suck; to suckle
3 senses
3 meanings
Verb
to suck; to suckle
Noun
breast
Verb
to drink
Details
3 senses · 3 meanings
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Details
3 senses · 3 meanings
to suck; to suckle
Sense 1
Verb
to suck; to suckle
Core Actions
To draw liquid into the mouth by using the muscles of the lips and tongue.
vi Đứa bé đang bú sữa mẹ một cách ngon lành.
en The baby is suckling peacefully.
breast
Sense 1
Noun
breast
A regional variation used in North Central Vietnam to refer to the mammary organ.
vi Từ này được dùng ở một số vùng để chỉ bộ phận vú.
en This word is used in some regions to refer to the breast.
to drink
Sense 1
Verb
to drink
To consume a liquid by taking it into the mouth and swallowing it.
vi Con bê con đang bú nước từ trong chậu.
en The young calf is drinking water from the basin.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
咘
Candidates by syllable
bú
咘
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.