mòn mỏi

Vietnamese

Etymology

mòn +‎ mỏi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɔn˨˩ mɔj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɔŋ˦˩ mɔj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɔŋ˨˩ mɔj˨˩˦]

Adjective

mòn mỏi

  1. wearing out gradually; declining gradually
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du, Truyện Kiều [The Tale of Kiều], translation of original by Lê Xuân Thuỷ:
      Phũ phàng chi bấy hoá công!
      Ngày xanh mòn mỏi, má hồng phôi pha.
      Why are you so cruel Creator?
      Why did you make this green youth waste away and her rosy cheeks wither?
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