buồn rầu
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓuən˨˩ zə̤w˨˩/
Central
/ɓuəŋ˧˧ ʐəw˧˧/
Southern
/ɓuəŋ˨˩ ɹəw˨˩/
Listen
sad
Adjective
sad
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2 Components
Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
sad, melancholy Feelings, Appearance & Personality
Feeling unhappy or having low spirits due to a sad or difficult situation.
vi Khuôn mặt của cô ấy trông rất buồn rầu sau khi nghe tin xấu.
en Her face looks very sad after hearing the bad news.
Parts
buồn / rầu / A compound of buồn + rầu …
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Parts
buồn / rầu / A compound of buồn + rầu …
OriginA compound of buồn + rầu
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
盆𠿈
Candidates by syllable
buồn
盆（𢞂）
rầu
𠿈
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
phiền muộn / buồn tủi / sầu bi / ưu sầu …
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Similar
phiền muộn / buồn tủi / sầu bi / ưu sầu …
Use
buồn nôn / buồn cười / đau buồn / lo buồn …
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Use
buồn nôn / buồn cười / đau buồn / lo buồn …