bi đát

See also: bidat

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲怛, composed of 悲 and 怛.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓi˧˧ ʔɗaːt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔɗaːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔɗaːk̚˦˥]

Adjective

bi đát

  1. (literary, humorous in the colloquial register) sad, pitiable
    số phận bi đát ― a sad fate
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