buồn phiền

Vietnamese

Etymology

buồn +‎ phiền, composed of the non-Sino-Vietnamese and Sino-Vietnamese readings of , respectively.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓuən˨˩ fiən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˦˩ fiəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˨˩ fiəŋ˨˩]

Adjective

buồn phiền

  1. sad and worried; distressed