Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (not), (able to) and (implement).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ xaː˧˩ tʰi˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ kʰaː˧˨ tʰɪj˧˧] ~ [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ xaː˧˨ tʰɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ kʰaː˨˩˦ tʰɪj˧˧] ~ [ʔɓək̚˦˥ xaː˨˩˦ tʰɪj˧˧]

Adjective

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bất khả thi

  1. impracticable; unrealizable; infeasible