bất hạnh

See also: Ba Thanh and Ba Thành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不幸.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ hajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ hɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ han˨˩˨]

Adjective

bất hạnh

1. unfortunate; unlucky; ill-fated