âu sầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 憂愁 (“sad”, SV: ưu sầu).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəw˧˧ səw˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəw˧˧ ʂəw˦˩] ~ [ʔəw˧˧ səw˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəw˧˧ ʂəw˨˩] ~ [ʔəw˧˧ səw˨˩]

    Adjective

    âu sầu

    1. sad; sorrowful; melancholy
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