suy kiệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 衰竭.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swi˧˧ kiət̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂwɪj˧˧ kiək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [swɪj˧˧ kiək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ kiək̚˨˩˨] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ kiək̚˨˩˨]

    Verb

    suy kiệt

    1. to be debilitated; to be wasted; to go into failure