bất nhược

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不若, composed of 不 (“not”) and 若 (“like; supposing; if”).

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

bất nhược

1. (archaic, rare) not equal to; not as good as; would rather
2. (archaic, rare) it's better to; it's preferable to