bại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敗.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaːj˨˩˨]

Verb

bại

(often collocates with its antonym “thành”) to fail
to be defeated; to lose

Adjective

bại

(medicine) paralysed
(often of strength, in limited combinations) weakened (to the point of near-exhaustion)

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