tức tưởi

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨk̚˧˦ tɨəj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨk̚˦˧˥ tɨj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨk̚˦˥ tɨj˨˩˦]

Adjective

tức tưởi • (息載)

  1. (figurative) tragic; miserable
    một cái chết tức tưởi ― a tragic death
  2. Describing the sobbing sound in someone stricken with pain: mournful
    khóc tức tưởi ― a mournful weeping
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