âu sầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 憂愁 (“sad”, SV: ưu sầu).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəw˧˧ səw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəw˧˧ ʂəw˦˩] ~ [ʔəw˧˧ səw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəw˧˧ ʂəw˨˩] ~ [ʔəw˧˧ səw˨˩]

Adjective

âu sầu

  1. sad; sorrowful; melancholy
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