bất li thân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (not), (to separate) and (body), i.e. "not separated/inseparable from oneself".

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ li˧˧ tʰən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]

    Adjective

    bất li thân

    1. (figurative) essential; crucial; highly important
    2. inseparable