đã đành

Vietnamese

Etymology

đã (“to linger”) +‎ đành (“to resign”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˦ˀ˥ ʔɗajŋ̟˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˧˨ ʔɗɛɲ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaː˨˩˦ ʔɗan˨˩]

Adverb

đã đành

  1. (somewhat formal) Used to indicate what's been said stays true and then shift to a latter but more important statement: what is more
    Khờ khạo thì đã đành, nay còn lười chảy thây ra ― I have to say you're a little bit clumsy, and what's more is that you just do not wanna lift a finger on anything!
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