đầy rẫy

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (archaic) đầy dẫy

Etymology

Compound of đầy (“filled”) +‎ rẫy (“spilled”, fossil word). The latter component is attested in Truyền kì mạn lục (傳奇漫錄) as 𠖰, a simplified form of 汜 (MC ziX) (modern SV: tỉ), and 汜 (MC ziX) (modern SV: tỉ).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəj˨˩ zəj˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəj˦˩ ʐəj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəj˨˩ ɹəj˨˩˦]

Adjective

đầy rẫy

  1. ubiquitous
    Giờ thực phẩm độc đầy rẫy, trồng được ở nhà lại khoẻ. ― With the now toxic food all over the place, growing some vegetable at home is beneficial still.
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