Vietnamese Etymology e + dè. Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ zɛ˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ jɛ˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ jɛ˨˩] Verb e dè to be shy; to be reservedWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.