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]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) 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