tàn nhưng không phế

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

tàn nhưng không phế • (殘仍空廢)

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