đáng thương

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

đáng (“to deserve; to be worth”) +‎ thương (“to love; to feel sorry for”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˧˦ tʰɨəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˧˥ tʰɨəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːŋ˦˥ tʰɨəŋ˧˧]

Adjective[edit]

đáng thương

pitiful; pitiable

Usage notes[edit]

Not to be confused with đáng yêu (“cute”) and dễ thương (“cute”).

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