sầu bi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 愁悲.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

sầu bi

  1. sad; melancholy