bất kham

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不堪, composed of 不 (“cannot”) and 堪 (“endure”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ xaːm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ kʰaːm˧˧] ~ [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ xaːm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ kʰaːm˧˧] ~ [ʔɓək̚˦˥ xaːm˧˧]
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Adjective

(figurative) feisty, ornery, unruly
(rare) insufferable, intolerable, unbearable

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