mệnh bạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 命 (“fate”) and 薄 (“miserable; ill”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məjŋ̟˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [men˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [məːn˨˩˨ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

mệnh bạc

1. tragic fate

Adjective

mệnh bạc

1. fated to die prematurely