vô duyên

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 無緣 (“not tied by fate”). The other senses are from the extension in meanings of duyên (“the tying of fate; tact, charm”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vo˧˧ zwiən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ jwiəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ j⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧] ~ [jow˧˧ j⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧]
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    Adjective

    vô duyên

    1. (of a person or a deed of theirs) tactless; uncouth; lacking charm
      1. (by extension) (Can we verify(+) this sense?) nosy; unwelcome
    2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (of a person) afflicted with bad luck
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