đui

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *duːl ~ *tuːl.

Pronunciation

Adjective

đui (𥊖)

  1. (colloquial, can be offensive) blind (unable to see)
    Synonym:
    • 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
      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.

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