bi ai
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲哀.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓi˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔaːj˧˧]
Adjective
bi ai
- (literary) tragically sad; painfully sad