bấy lâu

Vietnamese

Etymology

bấy +‎ lâu.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəj˧˦ ləw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəj˨˩˦ ləw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəj˦˥ ləw˧˧]

Adverb

bấy lâu

  1. for so long; from long ago
    • 2023 October 2, Đăng Duy Tân, “Cắt đôi nỗi sầu [Cut the sorrow in half]”:
      Cắt đôi nỗi sầu
      Anh buông tay cắt đôi nỗi sầu
      Anh cắt đi cả bóng hình
      Anh mang theo bên mình bấy lâu
      Cut the sorrow in half
      I let go to cut the sorrow in half
      I even cut the silhouette
      That I've been carriyng with me for so long.
  2. since that time
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