bất kham

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 不堪, composed of (cannot) and (endure).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ xaːm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ kʰaːm˧˧] ~ [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ xaːm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ kʰaːm˧˧] ~ [ʔɓək̚˦˥ xaːm˧˧]
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Adjective

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bất kham

  1. (figurative) feisty, ornery, unruly
  2. (rare) insufferable, intolerable, unbearable