đáy lòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

đáy (“bottom”) +‎ lòng (“intestines; heart”).

It is not clear if this is a calque of Chinese 心底 (xīndǐ) or just a similar construction.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaj˧˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaj˨˩˦ lawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [ʔɗaj˨˩˦ lɔŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗa(ː)j˦˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

đáy lòng

(literary) the bottom of one's heart

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