hỉ nộ ái ố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 喜 (“joy”), 怒 (“anger”), 愛 (“love”) and 惡 (“hate”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hi˧˩ no˧˨ʔ ʔaːj˧˦ ʔo˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɪj˧˨ now˨˩ʔ ʔaːj˨˩˦ ʔow˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɪj˨˩˦ now˨˩˨ ʔaːj˦˥ ʔow˦˥]

Noun

hỉ nộ ái ố

(literary) all kinds of emotions

See also

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