bi ai

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲哀.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓi˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]

Adjective edit

bi ai

(literary) tragically sad; painfully sad

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