hỉ nộ ái ố

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (joy), (anger), (love) and (hate). Compare Chinese 喜怒哀樂 / 喜怒哀乐 (hỉ nộ ai lạc).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hi˧˩ no˧˨ʔ ʔaːj˧˦ ʔo˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hɪj˧˨ now˨˩ʔ ʔaːj˨˩˦ ʔow˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɪj˨˩˦ now˨˩˨ ʔaːj˦˥ ʔow˦˥]
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Noun

    hỉ nộ ái

    1. (literary) all kinds of emotions