bi hài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲 (“sorrowful”) and 諧 (“humorous”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓi˧˧ haːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ haːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ haːj˨˩]

Adjective

bi hài

  1. being both tragic and humorous

Noun

bi hài

  1. the quality of being both tragic and humorous
  2. tragic and humorous incidents

Derived terms

  • bi hài kịch
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