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bi hài

Pronunciation Northern /ɓi˧˧ ha̤ːj˨˩/ Central /ɓi˧˥ haːj˧˧/ Southern /ɓi˧˧ haːj˨˩/
tragic and humorous
Adjective
tragic and humorous
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3 senses 2 Components
Meaning
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Adjective

Sense 1 Adjective
tragic and humorous Properties & StatesTheme

Having a quality that is both sorrowful and sad while also containing elements that are ridiculous or funny.

vi Bộ phim kể về một câu chuyện bi hài về cuộc sống mưu sinh.

en The movie tells a tragicomic story about making a living.

Noun

Sense 2 Noun
tragicomic

The nature of an event when it simultaneously evokes both a sense of pain and satirical laughter.

vi Sự bi hài của tình huống này khiến mọi người vừa cười vừa khóc.

en The tragicomic quality of this situation makes everyone both laugh and cry.

Sense 3 Noun
tragicomic

Events or situations occurring in life that involve a mixture of both tragic and comic elements.

vi Cuộc sống luôn chứa đựng những chuyện bi hài không thể lường trước.

en Life is always full of tragicomic incidents that cannot be predicted.

Parts
bi / hài / 悲諧
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
悲諧
Candidates by syllable
bi 悲 hài 孩(鞋 / 諧 / 骸)
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.
Similar
bị hại / hình hài / tấu hài / khôi hài …
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Use
bi hài kịch / bi đát / hùng bi / sầu bi …
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