yếu ớt

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

From yếu (“weak”) +‎ nớt (“premature birth”) (cf. non nớt).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔiəw˧˦ ʔəːt̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˨˩˦ ʔəːk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˦˥ ʔəːk̚˦˥]

Adjective edit

yếu ớt • (𪽳遏)

feeble; weak; frail

Adverb edit

yếu ớt • (𪽳遏)

feebly; weakly; frailly

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