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bọn

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Vietnamese

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bọn ()

  1. (informal or derogatory) group; gang; cohorts; associates
    Synonym: tụi
    bọn tôiwe; us (literally, “me and the people with me”)
    bọn màyyou guys; y'all
    bọn thằng HùngHùng and the others (with him)
    bọn con LâmLâm and the others (with her)
    • 2006, Nguyễn Nhật Ánh, Chuyện xứ Lang Biang part 4: Báu vật ở lâu đài K'Rahlan, Kim Đồng, chapter 22
      Chỉ đến khi bắt đầu nhận ra mình đang hít thở khó khăn, tay chân gần như không cựa quậy được, bọn Kăply mới giật bắn mình.
      Only when they realized they had difficulty breathing and that they could almost not move their limbs anymore did Kăply and his friends startle.

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bọn

  1. to be worn out
    Synonym: gbó
    Sálúbàtà bàbá mi ti bọn jù, kò ṣeé wọ̀.My dad's sandals are too tattered, they're not wearable.