bi hài

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲 (“sorrowful”) and 諧 (“humorous”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓi˧˧ haːj˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ haːj˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ haːj˨˩]

    Adjective

    bi hài

    1. being both tragic and humorous

    Noun

    bi hài

    1. the quality of being both tragic and humorous
    2. tragic and humorous incidents

    Derived terms

    • bi hài kịch
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