ai oán
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese
word from
哀怨
.
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(key)
:
[ʔaːj˧˧ ʔwaːn˧˦]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(key)
:
[ʔaːj˧˧ ʔwaːŋ˦˧˥]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(key)
:
[ʔaːj˧˧ (ʔ)waːŋ˦˥]
Adjective
ai
oán
(
literary
,
of one's voice or some instrument
)
tragic
and
hateful
Tiếng lòng ai oán biết tỏ lòng ai
―
The voice of hatred now is nowhere to be voiced.