bức bách

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 逼迫, composed of 逼 (“to force”) and 迫 (“to force”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˧˦ ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˦˧˥ ʔɓat̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨk̚˦˥ ʔɓat̚˦˥] === Verb === bức bách to coerce; to force bị bức bách phải làm ― to be coerced into working === Adjective === bức bách urgent; pressing === References === Hồ Ngọc Đức, editor (2003), “bức bách”, in Việt–Việt‎[1] (DICT), Leipzig: Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details), archived from the original on 12 November 2024