bất li thân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• bất ly thân

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不 (“not”), 離 (“to separate”) and 身 (“body”), i.e. "not separated/inseparable from oneself".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ li˧˧ tʰən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

bất li thân

1. (figurative) essential; crucial; highly important
2. inseparable