ưu tư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 憂思, composed of 憂 (“sorrow; worried”) and 思 (“thoughts”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɨw˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɨw˧˧ tɨ˧˧]

Adjective

worried; troubled; pensive

Noun

worries; troubled thoughts

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