yếu ớt

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔiəw˧˦ ʔəːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˨˩˦ ʔəːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˦˥ ʔəːk̚˦˥]

Adjective

yếu ớt • (𪽳遏)

1. feeble; weak; frail

Adverb

yếu ớt • (𪽳遏)

1. feebly; weakly; frailly