Definition

Verb: - To flare up violently, to surge vigorously (said of a mass movement or popular uprising). It describes a sudden, intense, and often spontaneous outbreak of collective action or emotion.

Usage

• The verb bột khởi is used to describe the sudden and powerful eruption of a mass movement, public sentiment, or collective action. It implies a lack of prior planning and a rapid, vigorous surge.
• It is a formal and somewhat literary term, often found in historical, political, or sociological contexts.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Phong trào đấu tranh bột khởi khắp cả nước. (The struggle movement flared up violently across the entire country.)
  • Lòng yêu nước trong quần chúng bột khởi sau sự kiện đó. (Patriotic sentiment among the masses surged vigorously after that event.)

Advanced Usage

• "bột khởi" as a descriptive state: While primarily a verb, it can describe the nature of an event.
  • Đó là một cuộc nổi dậy bột khởi của nông dân. (That was a sudden and violent uprising of peasants.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bùng nổ (verb): To explode, to erupt. (Less specific to mass movements, can be used for conflicts, emotions, or events.)
• Bùng phát (verb): To break out, to erupt (often for diseases, conflicts, or emotions).
• Nổi dậy (verb): To rise up, to rebel. (Focuses more on the act of rebellion itself rather than its sudden, violent onset.)

Synonyms

• Bùng lên: To flare up.
• Dấy lên: To rise up, to stir up (often with a sense of gradual building, but can imply a surge).
• Sục sôi: To seethe, to boil (describing intense, pent-up emotion ready to erupt).

Notes on Usage

• bột khởi is a relatively rare and formal term in modern Vietnamese. More common contemporary synonyms like bùng nổ or bùng phát are often preferred.
• It almost exclusively describes actions or emotions of a large group (the masses, the public, a population), not individuals.
• The term carries a connotation of spontaneity and powerful, uncontrollable force.

verb

1. To flare up violently, to surge vigorously (nói về phong trào quần chúng)