sùi sụt

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [suj˨˩ sut̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂuj˦˩ ʂʊk̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [suj˦˩ sʊk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂuj˨˩ ʂʊk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [suj˨˩ sʊk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Adverb

sùi sụt

  1. in a tearful melodramatic fashion; in a lachrymose way
  2. (of rain) prolongedly and continuously
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