bất quá

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不過, composed of 不 (“not”) and 過 (“to pass”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ kwaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ kwaː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ waː˦˥]

Adverb

bất quá

1. if it has come to this; at this point