câu vui

Vietnamese

Etymology

câu (“to fish with a rod”) +‎ vui (“joyful, merry”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ vuj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ vuj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ vuj˧˧] ~ [kəw˧˧ juj˧˧]

Verb

(colloquial and literary, disapproving) to seek vain enjoyment or entertainment

See also

mua vui

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