bất lực

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 不力.

    Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    bất lực

    1. powerless; helpless

    Verb

    bất lực

    1. (sex, euphemistic) to impotent, unable to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi
      Synonym: liệt dương

    See also