bại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敗.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˨˩˨]

Verb

bại

1. (often collocates with its antonym “thành”) to fail
2. to be defeated; to lose

Adjective

bại

1. (medicine) paralysed
2. (often of strength, in limited combinations) weakened (to the point of near-exhaustion)