hiếu sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 好事.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiəw˧˦ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hiw˨˩˦ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [hiw˨˩˦ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hiw˦˥ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [hiw˦˥ sɨ˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    hiếu sự

    1. nosy, meddlesome, officious
      kẻ hiếu sự ― busybody

    References

    • “hiếu sự”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation.
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