bút

bú +‎ -t

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bút

1. accusative singular of bú

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Compare bốt.

bút

1. (of foods) stale

   khẩu bút ― stale rice

   pẻng bút ― stale bread

Borrowed from Vietnamese bút. Doublet of pít.

(classifier mạc) bút

1. penholder

   bút chừn ― pencil

   bút lếch ― penholder (made of iron)

   bút khuôn ― quill pen

   pác bút ― pen's nib

   Âu mạc bút lài xư.

   Use a pen to write letters.

bút

1. to twirl an object inside a hole or a tube

   Synonyms: bứt, vặt, boi

   bút khỉ xu ― to pick one's nose

• Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary]‎ (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient

Sino-Vietnamese word from 筆 (“writing brush, pen”). Doublet of viết (“to write”).

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(classifier cây) bút

1. any piece of equipment used for writing with one's hand, except chalk

   Synonym: viết

2. (figurative, writing, journalism) someone who writes for a living, such as a professional writer, editorialist or journalist

   Ông là một trong những cây bút gạo cội của văn học Việt.

   He was one of the seasoned penmen of Vietnamese literature.

• bút bi (“ball-point pen”)
• bút chì (“pencil”)
• bút máy (“fountain pen”)
• bút mực

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