yêu đời

Vietnamese

Etymology

yêu +‎ đời, litt. "to love life".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiəw˧˧ ʔɗəːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ ʔɗəːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ ʔɗəːj˨˩]

Adjective

yêu đời

  1. cheerful; optimistic; happy and with a firm conviction in the joy of life (i.e. joie de vivre)