thất thanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 失聲.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰət̚˧˦ tʰajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰək̚˦˧˥ tʰɛɲ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰək̚˦˥ tʰan˧˧]

Adverb

thất thanh

1. (shouting) shrilly, screechingly, so loudly that one's voice is about to fail
   • 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 5, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:

     – Ông ơi? Tây tới rồi, ông ơ… ơ… ơi! – Má tôi hét thất thanh.

     "Darling? The Westerners have arrived, daaaaarling!" my mother shouted shrilly.