bột khởi
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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
- To flare up violently, to surge vigorously (nói về phong trào quần chúng)