đáy lòng
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaj˧˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaj˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [ʔɗaj˨˩˦ lɔŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗa(ː)j˦˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩]