suy tàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 衰 and 殘.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swi˧˧ taːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂwɪj˧˧ taːŋ˦˩] ~ [swɪj˧˧ taːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ taːŋ˨˩] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ taːŋ˨˩]

Verb

suy tàn

1. to decay; to decline; to wane; to be at a low ebb