bưng bô
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓɨŋ˧˧ ɓo˧˧/
Central
/ɓɨŋ˧˥ ɓo˧˥/
Southern
/ɓɨŋ˧˧ ɓo˧˧/
to bootlick
Verb
to bootlick
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2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to bootlick
To praise someone excessively or behave in a submissive way to gain personal favor.
vi Anh ta luôn bưng bô cấp trên để mong được thăng chức.
en He always bootlicks his superiors in hopes of getting a promotion.
Parts
bưng / bô / A compound of bưng + bô …
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Parts
bưng / bô / A compound of bưng + bô …
OriginA compound of bưng + bô
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
搬逋
Candidates by syllable
bưng
搬（𢬄 / 𢲔 / 𣵮）
bô
逋
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.
Similar
dua nịnh / siểm nịnh / xun xoe / bưng bít …
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Similar
dua nịnh / siểm nịnh / xun xoe / bưng bít …
Use
bưng riềng / bô bá / bô lô ba la / ba la bô lô …
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Use
bưng riềng / bô bá / bô lô ba la / ba la bô lô …