quỵ luỵ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 跪 and 累.

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    quỵ luỵ

    1. to cringe, to grovel
      • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
        […] Khưu mỗ thà mất mạng chứ há lại cam tâm quị lụy bọn gian tà?
        […] I, Qiū, would rather die; why would I consent to grovelling before evildoers?
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