bất khả

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不可, composed of 不 (“not”) and 可 (“can; able to”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

bất khả

(literary) cannot; to be impossible to

Adjective

bất khả

(literary) impossible; unattainable

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