bi đát

See also: bidat

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 悲 and 怛.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓi˧˧ ʔɗaːt̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔɗaːk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɪj˧˧ ʔɗaːk̚˦˥]

Adjective

(literary, humorous in the colloquial register) sad, pitiable
số phận bi đát ― a sad fate

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