thất bát

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 失 (“not”) and 八 (“many”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰət̚˧˦ ʔɓaːt̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰək̚˦˧˥ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰək̚˦˥ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]

    Verb

    thất bát

    1. (of crop yield) to fall short
      Synonym: mất mùa
      Antonym: bội thu
      Vụ này thất bát cũng là do ốc bươu vàng phá hoại đấy ông ạ ― That the current crop is insufficient has all boiled down to the destruction of those damn apple snails.
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