đáy lòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

đáy (“bottom”) +‎ lòng (“intestines; heart”).

It is not clear if this is a calque of Chinese 心底 (xīndǐ) or just a similar construction.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaj˧˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaj˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [ʔɗaj˨˩˦ lɔŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗa(ː)j˦˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

đáy lòng

1. (literary) the bottom of one's heart