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thân sơ thất sở

adjective
Hanoi [tʰən˧˧ səː˧˧ tʰət̚˧˦ səː˧˩]Huế [tʰəŋ˧˧ ʂəː˧˧ tʰək̚˦˧˥ ʂəː˧˨]Saigon [tʰəŋ˧˧ ʂəː˧˧ tʰək̚˦˥ ʂəː˨˩˦] browser voice
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Meanings of thân sơ thất sở in English

Adjective

  1. having no social support network to speak of

Etymology

thân sơ + thất sở

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How do you pronounce thân sơ thất sở?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰən˧˧ səː˧˧ tʰət̚˧˦ səː˧˩]; Saigon [tʰəŋ˧˧ ʂəː˧˧ tʰək̚˦˥ ʂəː˨˩˦]. Tones: thân — level tone (ngang), sơ — level tone (ngang), thất — rising tone (sắc), sở — dipping tone (hỏi).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.