bất khả kháng
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 不可 (“cannot”) and 抗 (“oppose”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (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
[edit]Noun
[edit]- (law) Short for điều kiện bất khả kháng (“force majeure”, literally “unavoidable condition”).