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˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ ɲaː˨˩˦]

Adjective

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1. indecent; graceless; vulgar

Adverb

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1. indecently; gracelessly; vulgarly