เฮงซวย
Thai
Etymology
From Teochew 興衰/兴衰 (hêng1 suê1, literally “rise and fall”).[1] Unrelated to Vietnamese hên xui.
Pronunciation
Orthographic | เฮงซวย e ɦ ŋ z w y | |
Phonemic {Short} | เฮ็ง-ซวย e ɦ ˘ ŋ – z w y | |
Romanization | Paiboon | heng-suai |
Royal Institute | heng-suai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /heŋ˧.sua̯j˧/(R) |
Adjective
เฮงซวย • (heng-suai) (abstract noun ความเฮงซวย)
- (slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive, oxymoron) bad, poor, or low (in behaviour, performance, quality, condition, etc.)
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