sạt nghiệp

Vietnamese

Etymology

sạt (“to lose”) +‎ nghiệp (“trade; fortune”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːt̚˧˨ʔ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːk̚˨˩ʔ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [saːk̚˨˩ʔ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːk̚˨˩˨ ŋip̚˨˩˨] ~ [saːk̚˨˩˨ ŋip̚˨˩˨]

Verb

sạt nghiệp • (鷟業)

1. to ruin one's fortune; to lose all assets; to go bankrupt; to become impoverished