luỵ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 累.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lwi˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lwɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

luỵ

  1. (literary) to involve
    để lụy cho gia đình ― to bring misfortune to one's family
  2. (whale worship) to beach
    ông luỵ bờ ― the beaching of a whale
  3. to be unable to get over a relationship
    luỵ người yêu cũ ― to be unable to get over one's ex
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