đen tối

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

đen (“black”) +‎ tối (“dark”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛn˧˧ toj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛŋ˧˧ toj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛŋ˧˧ toj˦˥]

Adjective edit

(literal) pitch-dark
dark (generally speaking)
(idiomatic, of a mind or thought) perverted; in the gutter
cái đầu đen tối ― head full of dirty thoughts

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