bụi đời

Vietnamese

Etymology

bụi (“dust”) +‎ đời (“life”); compare Chinese 塵世 / 尘世 (trần thế, “this mortal life”, literally “dust-life”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓuj˧˨ʔ ʔɗəːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓuj˨˩ʔ ʔɗəːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓuj˨˩˨ ʔɗəːj˨˩]

Adjective

bụi đời

  1. vagrant, trampy or homeless
    đi bụi đời ― to leave home for the streets
    những trẻ em bụi đời ― vagrant children
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