bất hạnh

See also: Ba Thanh and Ba Thành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不幸.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ hajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ hɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ han˨˩˨]

Adjective

bất hạnh

  1. unfortunate; unlucky; ill-fated