sẩy

See also: Appendix:Variations of "say"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəj˧˨] ~ [səj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəj˨˩˦] ~ [səj˨˩˦]

Verb

sẩy • (仕, 𢫟)

  1. to lose something
    sẩy chân ― to lose one's foothold
    sẩy thai ― to have a miscarriage
    Cá mới rỉa mồi mà đã giật là sẩy đó.
    If you react too quickly to a fish taking the bait, he might just get away.

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