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tàn nhưng không phế

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Extension of tàn phế (crippled). Compare Chinese 殘而不廢残而不废 (tàn nhi bất phế).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˨˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ fe˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ fej˨˩˦] ~ [taːŋ˦˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ fej˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːŋ˨˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ fej˦˥] ~ [taːŋ˨˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ fej˦˥]

Adjective

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tàn nhưng không phế (殘仍空廢)

  1. (literary, especially of a war veteran) crippled, but not useless