bất đắc chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不 (“not”) and 得志 (“"to attain what one will's"”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ ʔɗak̚˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗak̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ ʔɗak̚˦˥ cɪj˦˥]

Adjective

bất đắc chí

dissatisfied; discontent; disgruntled

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