tàn nhưng không phế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Extension of tàn phế (“crippled”). Compare Chinese 殘而不廢／残而不废 (tàn nhi bất phế).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːn˨˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ fe˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˦˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ fej˨˩˦] ~ [taːŋ˦˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ fej˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˨˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ fej˦˥] ~ [taːŋ˨˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ fej˦˥]

Adjective

tàn nhưng không phế • (殘仍空廢)

(literary, especially of a war veteran) crippled, but not useless

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