bất nhược

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不若, composed of 不 (“not”) and 若 (“like; supposing; if”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ ɲɨək̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ɲɨək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ ɲɨək̚˨˩˨]

Conjunction

bất nhược

(archaic, rare) not equal to; not as good as; would rather
(archaic, rare) it's better to; it's preferable to

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