âu sầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˧ səw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˧ ʂəw˦˩] ~ [ʔəw˧˧ səw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˧ ʂəw˨˩] ~ [ʔəw˧˧ səw˨˩]

Adjective

âu sầu

1. sad; sorrowful; melancholy