suy kiệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 衰竭.

Pronunciation

• (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

suy kiệt

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