bi ai

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲哀.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓi˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]

Adjective

bi ai

  1. (literary) tragically sad; painfully sad
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