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

(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.

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