bất tử

See also: battu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不死 (“to not die”).

Adjective

bất tử

  1. (formal) immortal; everlasting; undying

Etymology 2

Clipping of bất đắc kì tử (“to not get one's (usual) death; to die suddenly”), an idiom originating from the Analects. Compare Chinese 不得好死 (bất đắc hảo tử).

Adverb

bất tử

  1. (Southern Vietnam) (dying) all of a sudden; unexpectedly
    chết bất tử ― to drop dead (literally, “die not-die”)
  2. (Southern Vietnam, by extension) suddenly; all of a sudden

Adjective

bất tử

  1. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) reckless; rash; unruly
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