đáy lòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

đáy (“bottom”) +‎ lòng (“intestines; heart”).

It is not clear if this is a calque of Chinese 心底 (xīndǐ) or just a similar construction.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaj˧˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaj˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [ʔɗaj˨˩˦ lɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗa(ː)j˦˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

đáy lòng

  1. (literary) the bottom of one's heart
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