sạch sành sanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

A trisyllabic reduplicative formed from sạch. Compare sát sàn sạt (< sát) for a similarly structured reduplicative.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sajk̟̚˧˨ʔ sajŋ̟˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂat̚˨˩ʔ ʂɛɲ˦˩ ʂɛɲ˧˧] ~ [sat̚˨˩ʔ sɛɲ˦˩ sɛɲ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂat̚˨˩˨ ʂan˨˩ ʂan˧˧] ~ [sat̚˨˩˨ san˨˩ san˧˧]

Adjective

sạch sành sanh

1. (ideophonic, often used with mất or hết) completely empty