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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