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suy kiệt

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 衰竭.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swi˧˧ kiət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂwɪj˧˧ kiək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [swɪj˧˧ kiək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ kiək̚˨˩˨] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ kiək̚˨˩˨]

Verb

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suy kiệt

  1. to be debilitated; to be wasted; to go into failure