sạt nghiệp

Vietnamese

Etymology

sạt (to lose) + nghiệp (trade; fortune).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːt̚˧˨ʔ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːk̚˨˩ʔ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [saːk̚˨˩ʔ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂaːk̚˨˩˨ ŋip̚˨˩˨] ~ [saːk̚˨˩˨ ŋip̚˨˩˨]

Verb

sạt nghiệp • ()

  1. to ruin one's fortune; to lose all assets; to go bankrupt; to become impoverished
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