buồn bã

Vietnamese

Etymology

-a reduplication (C tone) of buồn.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuən˨˩ ʔɓaː˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˦˩ ʔɓaː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuəŋ˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩˦]

Adjective

buồn bã • (忿𥺖)

1. sad; melancholy