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tàn nhưng không phế

adjective
Hanoi [taːn˨˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ fe˧˦]Huế [taːŋ˦˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ fej˨˩˦]Saigon [taːŋ˨˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ fej˦˥] browser voice
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tàn nhưng không phế means crippled; but not useless.

Meanings of tàn nhưng không phế in English

Adjective

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

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, tàn nhưng không phế could be written as 殘仍空廢. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

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

Frequently asked questions

What does tàn nhưng không phế mean in English?

tàn nhưng không phế (adjective) means "crippled; but not useless".

How do you pronounce tàn nhưng không phế?

IPA: Hanoi [taːn˨˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ xəwŋ͡m˧˧ fe˧˦]; Saigon [taːŋ˨˩ ɲɨŋ˧˧ kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ fej˦˥]. Tones: tàn — falling tone (huyền), nhưng — level tone (ngang), không — level tone (ngang), phế — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.