bất tử

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不死 (“to not die”).

Adjective

(formal) immortal; everlasting; undying

Etymology 2

Short for bất đắc kì tử (不得其死, “to not get one's (usual) death; to die suddenly”), an idiom originating from the Analects. Compare Chinese 不得好死 (bất đắc hảo tử).

Adverb

(Southern Vietnam) (dying) all of a sudden; unexpectedly
chết bất tử ― to drop dead (literally, “die not-die”)
(Southern Vietnam, by extension) suddenly; all of a sudden

Adjective

(Southern Vietnam, colloquial) reckless; rash; unruly

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