bất bình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不平 (“uneven; unfair”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ ʔɓïŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ʔɓɨn˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ ʔɓɨn˨˩]

Adjective

bất bình

(of people) upset that you or someone else is being or has been mistreated; indignant, outraged, displeased, etc.
Nó lấy làm bất bình lắm.
She felt indignant.

Sự việc đã gây bất bình trong dư luận.
The incident has caused public outrage.

See also

bất bình đẳng (“unfair”)

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