dửu dân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 莠 (“bad (figuratively)”) and 民 (“people”).

Its second sense arose owing to the Nguyễn dynasty's anti-Chritian policies.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziw˧˩ zən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jɨw˧˨ jəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jɨw˨˩˦ jəŋ˧˧]

Noun

dửu dân

  1. (obsolete) a bad person
  2. (obsolete, derogatory) a believer in Christianity; a Christian
    Synonym: giáo dân
    Antonym: lương dân
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