cũ rích

Vietnamese

Etymology

cũ +‎ rích. The second element is apparently of Chamic origin; compare Eastern Cham rik (“ancient, old”) (Bùi Khánh Thế 1995).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ku˦ˀ˥ zïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊw˧˨ ʐɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʊw˨˩˦ ɹɨt̚˦˥]

Adjective

cũ rích • (𱿈 + 赤/󱤪/𪠉)

  1. very old, stale, of nothing new or innovative
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