bất đồ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不圖, composed of 不 (“not”) and 圖 (“to plan; intention”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ ʔɗo˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗow˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩]

Adverb

bất đồ

1. (archaic, rare) suddenly; unexpectedly

See also

• thình lình (“suddenly”)
• bất ngờ (“unexpected”)