thê thảm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 淒慘.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰe˧˧ tʰaːm˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰej˧˧ tʰaːm˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰej˧˧ tʰaːm˨˩˦]

Adjective

thê thảm

1. sorrowful, utterly tragic