bất nhược

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不若, composed of 不 (“not”) and 若 (“like; supposing; if”).

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

bất nhược

  1. (archaic, rare) not equal to; not as good as; would rather
  2. (archaic, rare) it's better to; it's preferable to
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