hỉ nộ ái ố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 喜 (“joy”), 怒 (“anger”), 愛 (“love”) and 惡 (“hate”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hi˧˩ no˧˨ʔ ʔaːj˧˦ ʔo˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɪj˧˨ now˨˩ʔ ʔaːj˨˩˦ ʔow˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɪj˨˩˦ now˨˩˨ ʔaːj˦˥ ʔow˦˥]

Noun

hỉ nộ ái ố

1. (literary) all kinds of emotions

See also

• hỉ nộ ai lạc
• khả ái
• khả ố