Bột was born in 1913. Bột's father was Hồ and her mother was Can Nguyễn Hữu. Her paternal grandparents were Mạnh Cung and Hoan (Loan) Đỗ. She has three brothers and two sisters, named Ban, Hoan, Ký, Bật and Tham. She is the oldest of the six children.