yếu ớt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From yếu (“weak”) +‎ nớt (“premature birth”) (cf. non nớt).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiəw˧˦ ʔəːt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiw˨˩˦ ʔəːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiw˦˥ ʔəːk̚˦˥]

Adjective

yếu ớt • (𪽳遏)

  1. feeble; weak; frail

Adverb

yếu ớt • (𪽳遏)

  1. feebly; weakly; frailly
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