bội bạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 背 (“to betray”) and 薄 (“stingy; unkind”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

bội bạc

  1. ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative
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