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bất đắc chí

Pronunciation Northern /ɓət˧˥ ɗak˧˥ ʨi˧˥/ Central /ɓə̰k˩˧ ɗa̰k˩˧ ʨḭ˩˧/ Southern /ɓək˧˥ ɗak˧˥ ʨi˧˥/
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dissatisfied; disgruntled
Adjective
dissatisfied; disgruntled
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
dissatisfied; disgruntled Feelings & EmotionsTheme EmotionsTag

An adjective describing someone who is unhappy or disappointed because they failed to achieve something.

vi Anh ấy sống một cuộc đời bất đắc chí.

en He lived a dissatisfied life.

Parts
bất / đắc chí / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 不得志 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 不得志

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
不得志
Candidates by syllable
bất đắc chí
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
dissatisfied
Use
bất cứ / bất ngờ / bất kì / bất đồng
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