ai oán

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 哀怨.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˧ ʔwaːn˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˧ ʔwaːŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːj˧˧ (ʔ)waːŋ˦˥]

    Adjective

    ai oán

    1. (literary, of one's voice or some instrument) tragic and hateful
      Tiếng lòng ai oán biết tỏ lòng ai ― The voice of hatred now is nowhere to be voiced.
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