chẳng thà

Vietnamese

Etymology

chẳng (“if not”) +‎ thà (“rather”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˩ tʰaː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaŋ˧˨ tʰaː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [caŋ˨˩˦ tʰaː˨˩]

Adverb

chẳng thà • (丕𪰰)

1. rather; preferably; better (to)