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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *duːl ~ *tuːl.
Adjective
đui • (𥊖)
- (colloquial, can be offensive) blind (unable to see)
- Synonym: mù
- 19th century, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Ngư Tiều vấn đáp y thuật (The Fisher and the Woodcutter asking and answering about The Medical Art), lines 1397-1398; 1944 version (pdf), edited and annotated by Phan Văn Hùm
Dù đui mà giữ đạo nhà,
Còn hơn có mắt ông cha chẳng thờ.- Preserving one's household's moral way even while blind
Is still superior to having eyes yet not worshipping one's forefathers.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French douille. Compare Khmer ឌូយ (duuy).
Noun
(classifier cái) đui
- (of a lightbulb) socket