say nắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

say (drunk) +‎ nắng (sunny).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saj˧˧ naŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaj˧˧ naŋ˦˧˥] ~ [saj˧˧ naŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂa(ː)j˧˧ naŋ˦˥] ~ [sa(ː)j˧˧ naŋ˦˥]

Verb

say nắng

  1. to suffer from a heat stroke
  2. (figurative) to have a crush on (someone)
    nhiều khi chỉ là say nắng thôi mà ảnh cũng tính vô mối tình
    sometimes it's just a crush but he also counts it in (as a proper relationship)

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