thậm tệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 甚 and 弊.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˧˨ʔ te˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˨˩ʔ tej˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˨˩˨ tej˨˩˨]

Adjective

thậm tệ

1. very bad; terrible; awful