bất đắc chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 不 (“not”) and 得志 (“"to attain what one will's"”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ ʔɗak̚˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗak̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ ʔɗak̚˦˥ cɪj˦˥]

    Adjective

    bất đắc chí

    1. dissatisfied; discontent; disgruntled
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