bắt mắt
Vietnamese
Etymology
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
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˧˦ mat̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥]
Verb
- to be eye-catching; to attract attention