sai lầm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From sai (“be incorrect, be wrong”) +‎ lầm (“to mistake”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːj˧˧ ləm˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːj˧˧ ləm˦˩] ~ [saːj˧˧ ləm˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːj˧˧ ləm˨˩] ~ [saːj˧˧ ləm˨˩]

Noun

sai lầm

1. mistake

Adjective

sai lầm

1. mistaken; wrong; erroneous

   nước đi sai lầm ― a wrong move