sạch sành sanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

A trisyllabic reduplicative formed from sạch. Compare sát sàn sạt (< sát) for a similarly structured reduplicative.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sajk̟̚˧˨ʔ sajŋ̟˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂat̚˨˩ʔ ʂɛɲ˦˩ ʂɛɲ˧˧] ~ [sat̚˨˩ʔ sɛɲ˦˩ sɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂat̚˨˩˨ ʂan˨˩ ʂan˧˧] ~ [sat̚˨˩˨ san˨˩ san˧˧]

Adjective

sạch sành sanh

  1. (ideophonic, often used with mất or hết) completely empty
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