san sát

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of sát (擦) ("close to").

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːn˧˧ saːt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [saːŋ˧˧ saːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːŋ˧˧ ʂaːk̚˦˥] ~ [saːŋ˧˧ saːk̚˦˥]

Adjective

san sát

  1. very close to; adjacent; adjoining; together as if there is no gap
  2. (of speaking) jabbering on and on (in an annoying manner)
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