bất đắc chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不 (“not”) and 得志 (“"to attain what one will's"”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ ʔɗak̚˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗak̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ ʔɗak̚˦˥ cɪj˦˥]

Adjective

bất đắc chí

1. dissatisfied; discontent; disgruntled