bất quá

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 不過, composed of 不 (“not”) and 過 (“to pass”).

    The morpheme bất (不) here is used as an emphatic particle, not a negator. See similar usage in bất thình lình, bất chợt.

    Pronunciation

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

    Adverb

    bất quá

    1. (colloquial and literary) if it has come to this; at this point
      Synonym: cùng lắm
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