hên xui

Vietnamese

Etymology

By surface analysis, hên +‎ xui, or directly from Teochew 興衰 / 兴衰 (hêng1 suê1). Compare Thai เฮงซวย (heng-suai), Khmer ហេងស៊យ (héngsôy).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hen˧˧ suj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hen˧˧ suj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [həːn˧˧ suj˧˧]

Adjective

hên xui

  1. (Southern Vietnam) lucky and unlucky; haphazard; random; dependent on chance
    Synonym: may rủi
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