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˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

bất li thân

(figurative) essential; crucial; highly important
inseparable

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