câu vui

Vietnamese

Etymology

câu (“to fish with a rod”) +‎ vui (“joyful, merry”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ vuj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ vuj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ vuj˧˧] ~ [kəw˧˧ juj˧˧]

Verb

câu vui

  1. (colloquial and literary, disapproving) to seek vain enjoyment or entertainment

See also

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