than ôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

than +‎ ôi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaːn˧˧ ʔoj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaːŋ˧˧ ʔoj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaːŋ˧˧ ʔoj˧˧]

Interjection

than ôi

  1. (literary) my God; dear Lord
    Synonym: chao ôi
    • 1935, Thế Lữ, “Nhớ rừng (Lời con hổ ở vườn Bách thú) [Longing for the Jungle (As Told by a Zoo Tiger)]”, in Mấy vần thơ [Some Poetry Rhymes]:
      Than ôi! Thời oanh liệt nay còn đâu?
      Good grief! Where did those awesome times go?
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