an bài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安排.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ ʔɓaːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ ʔɓaːj˨˩]

Verb

an bài

  1. to predetermine (one's destiny); to dispose; to preordain; to prearrange