thất thanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 失聲.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰət̚˧˦ tʰajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰək̚˦˧˥ tʰɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰək̚˦˥ tʰan˧˧]

Adverb

thất thanh

  1. (shouting) shrilly, screechingly, so loudly that one's voice is about to fail
    • 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 5, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:
      – Ông ơi? Tây tới rồi, ông ơ… ơ… ơi! – Má tôi hét thất thanh.
      "Darling? The Westerners have arrived, daaaaarling!" my mother shouted shrilly.
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