xa xôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of xa.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saː˧˧ soj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [saː˧˧ soj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [saː˧˧ soj˧˧]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Adjective

xa xôi

  1. faraway, distant, remote, separated by space and time
    đường sá xa xôi ― distant roads
  2. related to something that has yet to come, with no certainty of when it will arrive
    nghĩ ngợi xa xôi ― to have distant thoughts
  3. allusive
    lời bóng gió xa xôi ― allusive words
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