bi ai

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲哀.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓi˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]

Adjective

bi ai

1. (literary) tragically sad; painfully sad