lạnh lẽo

Vietnamese

Etymology

-eo reduplication of lạnh.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lajŋ̟˧˨ʔ lɛw˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛɲ˨˩ʔ lɛw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lan˨˩˨ lɛw˨˩˦]

Adjective

lạnh lẽo • (冷了, 冷𠖭, 冷𣱾)

1. (of temperature) cold
2. (literary) forlorn cold; deserted; cheerless