sạch sành sanh
Vietnamese
Etymology
A trisyllabic reduplicative formed from sạch. Compare sát sàn sạt (< sát) for a similarly structured reduplicative.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sajk̟̚˧˨ʔ sajŋ̟˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂat̚˨˩ʔ ʂɛɲ˦˩ ʂɛɲ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂat̚˨˩˨ ʂan˨˩ ʂan˧˧] ~ [sat̚˨˩˨ san˨˩ san˧˧]
Adjective
sạch sành sanh
- (ideophonic, often used with mất or hết) completely empty