tội nghiệp

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 罪業 (“Buddhist sin”), from Chinese 罪 (zuì, “sin; crime”) + 業 / 业 (yè, “karma”).

Pronunciation

Noun

tội nghiệp

  1. (Buddhism) sin

Adjective

tội nghiệp

  1. poor; pathetic; pitiful
    Synonym: tội
    Tội nghiệp mày quá! ― Oh you poor thing!

Verb

tội nghiệp

  1. to pity; to feel sorry for
    • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Huệ lấy chồng" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
      - Tao tội nghiệp ông Thi quá, mà tao cũng tội nghiệp mầy nữa.
      "I pity Mr Thi so much, but I also pity you as well."
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