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buồn hiu

Pronunciation Northern /ɓuən˨˩ hiw˧˧/ Central /ɓuəŋ˧˧ hiw˧˥/ Southern /ɓuəŋ˨˩ hiw˧˧/
quietly sad
Adjective
quietly sad

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Meaning
1 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
quietly sad Properties & StatesTheme

A state of feeling sad or sorrowful in a quiet and subdued manner.

vi Anh ấy ngồi một mình với gương mặt buồn hiu.

en He sat alone with a quietly sad face.

Parts
buồn / hiu / 盆咻
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
盆咻
Candidates by syllable
buồn 盆(𢞂) hiu 咻(囂)
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
đìu hiu / quạnh hiu / chàng hiu / hẩm hiu …
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Use
buồn nôn / buồn bã / buồn rầu / buồn cười …
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