bượp

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: phạp).

Regarding the second meaning below, this seems to be a rare case of semantic reversal.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bượp

  1. (obsolete) few, pauce, insufficient
    Synonyms: thiếu, ít
  2. (rare) profitable, cheap and plentiful