quỵ luỵ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

quỵ lụy, qụy lụy, qụy luỵ, quị lụy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 跪 and 累.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwi˧˨ʔ lwi˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwɪj˨˩ʔ lwɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wɪj˨˩˨ l⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

quỵ luỵ

to cringe, to grovel
- 2005, chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
  […] 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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