bụm

verb  

• To scoop up with one's hands
  • bụm nước suối để rửa mặt
    to scoop up water from a spring with one's hands and wash one's face

• To cup in one's hand, to screen with one's hand
  • bụm miệng cười
    to cup one's smiling mouth in one's hand
  • bụm hai bàn tay làm loa
    to cup one's hands into a megaphone

• To clench, to bite
  • bụm chặt môi cố nín cười
    to bite one's lips and suppress a laugh

noun  

• Two handfuls
  • một bụm gạo
    two handfuls of rice