biệt li

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• biệt ly

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 別離.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiət̚˧˨ʔ li˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiək̚˨˩ʔ lɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiək̚˨˩˨ lɪj˧˧]

Verb

biệt li

1. (literary) to separate; to part