How do you say “force majeure” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "force majeure" in Vietnamese?

"Force majeure" in Vietnamese is bất khả kháng (unavoidable).

“Force majeure” in Vietnamese is bất khả kháng (unavoidable).

Vietnamese words for “force majeure”

bất khả khángadjective
Hanoi [ʔɓət̚˧˦ xaː˧˩ xaːŋ˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓək̚˦˥ kʰaː˨˩˦ kʰaːŋ˦˥]bất rising khả dipping kháng rising
unavoidable; unpreventable; unopposable
for “force majeure” meaning: An unavoidable circumstance, especially one that prevents someone from fulfilling a legal (usually contractual) obligation.

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