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