Vietnamese
Etymology
luống (“to waste pitifully”) + tuổi (“age”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [luəŋ˧˦ tuəj˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [luəŋ˦˧˥ tuj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [luəŋ˦˥ tuj˨˩˦]
Adjective
luống tuổi
- (of a person) to be already past one's prime age