âu sầu

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 憂愁 (“sad”, SV: ưu sầu).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˧ səw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˧ ʂəw˦˩] ~ [ʔəw˧˧ səw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˧ ʂəw˨˩] ~ [ʔəw˧˧ səw˨˩]

Adjective edit

sad; sorrowful; melancholy

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