bất bình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不平 (“uneven; unfair”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ ʔɓïŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ʔɓɨn˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ ʔɓɨn˨˩]

Adjective

bất bình

1. (of people) upset that you or someone else is being or has been mistreated; indignant, outraged, displeased, etc.

   Nó lấy làm bất bình lắm.

   She felt indignant.

   Sự việc đã gây bất bình trong dư luận.

   The incident has caused public outrage.

See also

• bất bình đẳng (“unfair”)