yên ả

Vietnamese

Etymology

-a reduplication (C tone) of yên.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiən˧˧ ʔaː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiəŋ˧˧ ʔaː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiəŋ˧˧ ʔaː˨˩˦]

Adjective

yên ả

  1. (of scenery) peaceful, quiet, vast
    trong mắt con trời xanh yên ả
    những đám mây như gấu trắng bồng bềnh,
    in your eyes, the sky is a peaceful place
    the clouds like puffy white bears

Synonyms

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