nhược tiểu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弱小, composed of (weak) and (small).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲɨək̚˧˨ʔ tiəw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲɨək̚˨˩ʔ tiw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲɨək̚˨˩˨ tiw˨˩˦]

Adjective

nhược tiểu

  1. puny; weak and small