bắt chợt
Vietnamese
Etymology
bắt (“to catch; receive”) + chợt (“suddenly”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˧˦ t͡ɕəːt̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕəːk̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ cəːk̚˨˩˨]
Verb
bắt chợt • (𫐴𡂒)
- (dated, rare) to discover unexpectedly; to notice suddenly; to catch (an occurrence)