vô duyên

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Southern Vietnam, phonetic spelling) dô diên
(Southern Vietnam, phonetic spelling) dzô dziên

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˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vow˧˧ j⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧] ~ [jow˧˧ j⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧]
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Adjective

(of people) not "tied" by fate, therefore unable to get along or unlikely to meet
(of a person or a deed of theirs) tactless; charm -free
(of a person) nosy or unwelcome
(of something) tacky

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