bất li thân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不 (“not”), 離 (“to separate”) and 身 (“body”), i.e. "not separated/inseparable from oneself".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ li˧˧ tʰən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

bất li thân

  1. (figurative) essential; crucial; highly important
  2. inseparable
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