ưu tư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 憂思, composed of 憂 (“sorrow; worried”) and 思 (“thoughts”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɨw˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɨw˧˧ tɨ˧˧]

Adjective

ưu tư

1. worried; troubled; pensive

Noun

ưu tư

1. worries; troubled thoughts