bất đắc kì tử

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不得其死 (“to not get one's (usual) death”), from the Chinese Analects. Compare 不得好死 (bất đắc hảo tử).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ ʔɗak̚˧˦ ki˨˩ tɨ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗak̚˦˧˥ kɪj˦˩ tɨ˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ ʔɗak̚˦˥ kɪj˨˩ tɨ˨˩˦]

Adverb

bất đắc kì tử

  1. (of dying) suddenly
    chết bất đắc kì tử
    to die suddenly
    Em thề có ông mặt trời. Nếu em nói láo, ông mặt trời lặn, em chết bất đắc kì tử.
    I swear to the sun. If I'm being dishonest in any way, I'll drop dead as soon as the sun sets.

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