xuất kì bất ý

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 出其不意.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swət̚˧˦ ki˨˩ ʔɓət̚˧˦ ʔi˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [swək̚˦˧˥ kɪj˦˩ ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ʔɪj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥ kɪj˨˩ ʔɓək̚˦˥ ʔɪj˦˥]

    Adverb

    xuất bất ý

    1. when least expected, to catch somebody unawares