bất nhã

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不雅, composed of 不 (“not”) and 雅 (“graceful; refined”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

indecent; graceless; vulgar

Adverb

indecently; gracelessly; vulgarly

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