đáy lòng

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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đáy (“bottom”) +‎ lòng (“intestines; heart”).

It is not clear if this is a calque of Chinese 心底 (xīndǐ) or just a similar construction.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaj˧˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaj˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [ʔɗaj˨˩˦ lɔŋ˦˩] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗa(ː)j˦˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

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đáy lòng

  1. (literary) the bottom of one's heart
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