lôi thôi

See also: lỗi thời

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably related to Khmer ឡូយថូយ (louythouy).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [loj˧˧ tʰoj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [loj˧˧ tʰoj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [loj˧˧ tʰoj˧˧]

Adverb

lôi thôi • (//𨆢/𡀂 + /𡀰) (reduplication lôi tha lôi thôi, lôi thôi la tha)

  1. carelessly (in the appearance or the way things are organized)