bi ai
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓi˧˧ aːj˧˧/
Central
/ɓi˧˥ aːj˧˥/
Southern
/ɓi˧˧ aːj˧˧/
Listen
tragically sad
Adjective
tragically sad
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
tragically sad
Deep emotions of sorrow and pain felt in response to a great tragedy or loss.
vi Đó là một câu chuyện bi ai về sự mất mát lớn lao.
en It is a sorrowful story about a great loss.
Parts
bi / ai / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 悲哀 …
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Parts
bi / ai / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 悲哀 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 悲哀
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
悲哀
Candidates by syllable
bi
悲
ai
埃
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
bi đát / hùng bi / sầu bi / bé bi …
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Use
bi đát / hùng bi / sầu bi / bé bi …