bắt mắt
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
bắt (“to catch”) + mắt (“eye”). Compare Chinese 奪目／夺目 (đoạt mục), 搶眼／抢眼 (thưởng nhãn), 觸目／触目 (xúc mục), and English eye-catching.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˧˦ mat̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥]
Verb[edit]
- to be eye-catching; to attract attention