bi đát

See also: bidat

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲怛, composed of 悲 and 怛.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓi˧˧ ʔɗaːt̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔɗaːk̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔɗaːk̚˦˥]

    Adjective

    bi đát

    1. (literary, humorous in the colloquial register) sad, pitiable
      số phận bi đát ― a sad fate
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