sỉ nhục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恥辱, composed of 恥 (“to shame”) and 辱 (“to disgrace”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [si˧˩ ɲʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˧˨ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɪj˧˨ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˨˩˦ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [sɪj˨˩˦ ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Verb

sỉ nhục

  1. to humiliate; to shame; to disgrace
    Synonyms: hạ nhục, làm nhục
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