bộ

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 部.

bộ

1. set (of something); series; pack

   bộ bài ― deck/pack of cards

2. (government) ministry

   Bộ Giáo dục và Đào tạo ― Ministry of Education and Training

3. (taxonomy) order
4. radical (of a Chinese character)

Sino-Vietnamese word from 步.

bộ

1. bearing and figure; appearance; carriage; look; gait
2. (colloquial, often derogatory) capability (judging from one's appearance)
3. foot (unit of measure equal to twelve inches)

   Synonym: foot

bộ

1. (only in fixed expressions) on foot

   đi/cuốc bộ

   to walk

   đi bộ đến trường

   to walk to school

   Tao cuốc bộ muốn lọi giò luôn!

   I walked for so long my legs were literally dying!

   chạy bộ

   to run

   lội bộ

   to wade

   tản bộ

   to stroll

2. (by extension, only in fixed expressions) on land

   lính thuỷ đánh bộ

   a marine

   giao thông đường bộ

   land traffic

bộ

1. sentence-initial question particle, is it that? do...? I bet ...

   Bộ tụi bây thấy chán lắm hay sao vậy? ― Do you guys just get seriously bored or what?

Sino-Vietnamese word from 簿.

bộ

1. (dated, in compounds) Synonym of bạ (“register”)