nổ

From Proto-Vietic *ɗoh, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *pɗuh ~ *pɗuəh ~ *pɗiəs. Cognate with Khmer ផ្ទុះ (phtuh, “to explode”), Bahnar pơđôh (“to explode”), Pacoh padóh (“to explode”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [no˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [now˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [now˨˩˦]

nổ • (奴, 弩)

1. to explode

   vụ nổ ― an explosion

2. (of a ball, balloon, or bubble) to pop
3. (of a tyre) to burst
4. (of a firearm or artillary piece) to fire

   nổ súng ― to fire a gun

   nổ đại bác ― to fire a cannon

5. (of war) to break out
6. (of an engine) to backfire
7. (colloquial, figurative) to brag, to display bravado

• (to explode): bùng nổ, nổ bùng

• (to display bravado): nói xạo, nói phét, nói khoác

• bùng

• Hồ Ngọc Đức, editor (2003), “nổ”, in Việt–Việt‎^[1] (DICT), Leipzig: Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details), archived from the original on 12 November 2024