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bất khả kháng

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 不可 (cannot) and (oppose).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ xaː˧˩ xaːŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ kʰaː˧˨ kʰaːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ xaː˧˨ xaːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ kʰaː˨˩˦ kʰaːŋ˦˥] ~ [ʔɓək̚˦˥ xaː˨˩˦ xaːŋ˦˥]

Adjective

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bất khả kháng

  1. unavoidable; unpreventable; unopposable

Noun

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bất khả kháng

  1. (law) Short for điều kiện bất khả kháng (force majeure, literally unavoidable condition).