bất tỉnh nhân sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不省人事, composed of 不 (“not”), 省 (“to comprehend”) and 人事 (“human capacity”), from Chinese 不省人事 (bùxǐngrénshì, literally “not to be able to have human awareness”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ tïŋ˧˩ ɲən˧˧ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ tɨn˧˨ ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ tɨn˧˨ ɲəŋ˧˧ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ tɨn˨˩˦ ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɓək̚˦˥ tɨn˨˩˦ ɲəŋ˧˧ sɨ˨˩˨]

Adjective

bất tỉnh nhân sự

1. (usually humorous) completely unconscious; completely out cold