buồn bã

Vietnamese

Etymology

-a reduplication (C tone) of buồn.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓuən˨˩ ʔɓaː˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˦˩ ʔɓaː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩˦]

Adjective

buồn • (忿𥺖)

  1. sad; melancholy