suy đồi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 衰頹.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swi˧˧ ʔɗoj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂwɪj˧˧ ʔɗoj˦˩] ~ [swɪj˧˧ ʔɗoj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ ʔɗoj˨˩] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ ʔɗoj˨˩]

Verb

suy đồi

  1. to be depraved/degraded; to fall into decadence