thất bại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 失敗.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

thất bại

1. to fail; to be unsuccessful
2. to be defeated

Noun

thất bại

1. failure