bất đồ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不圖, composed of 不 (“not”) and 圖 (“to plan; intention”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ ʔɗo˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗow˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩]

Adverb

bất đồ

(archaic, rare) suddenly; unexpectedly

See also

thình lình (“suddenly”)
bất ngờ (“unexpected”)

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