bất khả kháng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 不可 (“cannot”) and 抗 (“oppose”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ xaː˧˩ xaːŋ˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ kʰaː˧˨ kʰaːŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ kʰaː˨˩˦ kʰaːŋ˦˥]

    Adjective

    bất khả kháng

    1. unavoidable; unpreventable; unopposable

    Noun

    bất khả kháng

    1. (law) short for điều kiện bất khả kháng (“force majeure”, literally “unavoidable condition”)
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