tệ bạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 弊 (“harm; defect”) and 薄 (“stingy; unkind”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [te˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tej˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tej˨˩˨ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    tệ bạc

    1. ungrateful; unappreciative
    2. heartless; cold

    Adverb

    tệ bạc

    1. ungratefully; unappreciatively
    2. heartlessly; coldly
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