bùi ngùi

Vietnamese

Etymology

b- reduplication of ngùi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓuj˨˩ ŋuj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓuj˦˩ ŋuj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓuj˨˩ ŋuj˨˩]

Adjective

bùi ngùi

  1. sad; melancholy
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