bất chợt

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Particularly: “bất (“(obsolete?) very”) +‎ chợt (“suddenly”). Perhaps from bắt chợt (to discover suddenly).”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ t͡ɕəːt̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕəːk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ cəːk̚˨˩˨]

Adverb

bất chợt • (抔𡂒)

suddenly; unexpectedly; all of a sudden