sắc thái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Either a Sino-Vietnamese word from 色彩 (“shade, hue; character”),

or a Sino-Vietnamese word from 色 (“colour”) and 態 (“state; situation”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sak̚˧˦ tʰaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂak̚˦˧˥ tʰaːj˨˩˦] ~ [sak̚˦˧˥ tʰaːj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂak̚˦˥ tʰaːj˦˥] ~ [sak̚˦˥ tʰaːj˦˥]

Noun

sắc thái

1. nuance; aspect