bất kham

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不堪, composed of 不 (“cannot”) and 堪 (“endure”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ xaːm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ kʰaːm˧˧] ~ [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ xaːm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ kʰaːm˧˧] ~ [ʔɓək̚˦˥ xaːm˧˧]
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Adjective

bất kham

  1. (figurative) feisty, ornery, unruly
  2. (rare) insufferable, intolerable, unbearable
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