sạch sành sanh
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A trisyllabic reduplicative formed from sạch. Compare sát sàn sạt (< sát) for a similarly structured reduplicative.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sajk̟̚˧˨ʔ sajŋ̟˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂat̚˨˩ʔ ʂɛɲ˦˩ ʂɛɲ˧˧] ~ [sat̚˨˩ʔ sɛɲ˦˩ sɛɲ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂat̚˨˩˨ ʂan˨˩ ʂan˧˧] ~ [sat̚˨˩˨ san˨˩ san˧˧]
Adjective
[edit]sạch sành sanh
- (ideophonic, often used with mất or hết) completely empty