bủn rủn

Vietnamese

Etymology

bủn (“decayed; crushed”) +‎ rủn (“weak”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓun˧˩ zun˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓun˧˨ ʐun˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ɹʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Adjective

bủn rủn

weary; fatigued; physically exhausted
- 2017, Tổng Đài Miễn Phí Tiếp Sức Người Cai Thuốc Lá‎:
  Cứ bỏ thuốc là tôi bủn rủn chân tay, đi khám bác sĩ bảo không có bệnh. Hút lại thì khỏe mạnh đi đứng bình thường.
  Every time I try to give up smoking, I felt my limbs became weak. When I went to see the doctor, (s)he said I was not sick. When I smoked again, I got better and could walk normally.

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