to pack, press

noun

pack, bundle

bó buộc
verb

to put under constraint; to restrict; to compel

bó hoa
noun

bouquet; a bunch of flowers

bó tay
verb

(colloquial) to give up; to be helpless; to have one's hands tied

bóc
verb

to peel (fruits)

bóc lịch

bóc lịch
verb

(slang) to be in prison; to do time

bóc lột
verb

to exploit
to plunder

bóc tem
verb

(literally) to remove a stamp or warranty sticker
(slang, figuratively, of a boy or man) to have sex for the first time; to lose virginity

bói
verb

to tell fortunes, to divine, to take an augury

bói cá
noun

kingfisher

bói ra ma, quét nhà ra rác

bói ra ma, quét nhà ra rác
phrase

(literally) being a medium and getting "possessed" at some point is as predictable as sweeping your home and getting trash
(figuratively) don't be gullible and buy into medium, fortune-telling or divination nonsense
(figuratively) it's easy to be susceptible to confirmation bias, or to make a self-fulfilling prophecy

bói toán
noun

fortune-telling

bón
adj

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) constipated

verb

to spoon-feed
to put (manure or fertilizer) on the soil

bóng
noun

a ball
shadow
reflection
shade

adj

shiny
(slang, offensive) homosexual

bóng bay
noun

a balloon

bóng bàn
noun

table tennis; ping pong
ping pong ball

bóng bầu dục

bóng bầu dục
noun

American football
rugby

bóng chuyền

bóng chuyền
noun

volleyball (the sport)
a volleyball

bóng chày

bóng chày
noun

baseball

bóng dáng

bóng dáng
noun

silhouette; figure; shadow

bóng gió
adj

hinting; insinuating; with innuendoes

bóng gỗ
noun

bowling

bóng loáng

bóng loáng
adj

shiny, glossy

bóng mềm

bóng mềm
noun

softball

bóng ném
noun

handball

bóng nước

bóng nước
noun

(sports) water polo
garden balsam (Impatiens balsamina)

bóng rổ
noun

basketball

bóng tối

bóng tối
noun

darkness

bóng vợt

bóng vợt
noun

(sports) lacrosse

bóng đá
noun

association football; soccer

bóng đái

bóng đái
noun

Synonym of bọng đái

bóng đè
noun

sleep paralysis

bóng đèn

bóng đèn
noun

light bulb
(slang) third wheel

bóp
verb

to press (with hands)
to crush (with fingers)

noun

(Southern Vietnam) wallet (containing money, documents, etc.)

bóp chẹt

bóp chẹt
verb

(figuratively) to repress; to impair; to hinder (especially in business)
to squeeze; to crush; to strangle

bóp méo
verb

to distort; misrepresent

bót
noun

(dated) brush (used for cleanup)
(dated) police station

ăn bốc (咹卜, to eat with the fingers)

布
character

Nôm form of vú (“breast”).