sầu bi
Pronunciation
Northern
/sə̤w˨˩ ɓi˧˧/
Central
/ʂəw˧˧ ɓi˧˥/
Southern
/ʂəw˨˩ ɓi˧˧/
Listen
sad or melancholy
Adjective
sad or melancholy
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
sad or melancholy
A feeling of deep sadness and melancholy regarding an unfortunate event.
vi Ánh mắt cô ấy hiện rõ vẻ sầu bi về chuyện đã xảy ra.
en Her eyes clearly showed a feeling of deep sadness about what happened.
Parts
sầu / bi / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 愁悲 …
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Parts
sầu / bi / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 愁悲 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 愁悲
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
愁悲
Candidates by syllable
sầu
愁（𣜷）
bi
悲
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
buồn rầu / phiền muộn / buồn tủi / ưu sầu …
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Similar
buồn rầu / phiền muộn / buồn tủi / ưu sầu …
Use
ve sầu / sầu đâu / u sầu / đa sầu …
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Use
ve sầu / sầu đâu / u sầu / đa sầu …