tệ bạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弊 (“harm; defect”) and 薄 (“stingy; unkind”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [te˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tej˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tej˨˩˨ ʔɓaːk̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

tệ bạc

1. ungrateful; unappreciative
2. heartless; cold

Adverb

tệ bạc

1. ungratefully; unappreciatively
2. heartlessly; coldly