ふい

Japanese

Etymology 1

Noun

ふい • (fui) 

1. something that is futile/resultless

   チャンスがふいになる

   chansu ga fui ni naru

   The chance is missed.

   もうけをふいにする

   mōke o fui ni suru

   to lose the money one has earned before

Usage notes

• Almost exclusively used in the phrase ふいになる / ふいにする ("to come to nothing").

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ふい – see the following entries.

【不意】 [adjective] abrupt, unexpected [noun] abruptness [adverb] suddenly, unexpectedly

【巫医】 [noun] Someone who is both a shrine maiden and a doctor.

(This term, ふい, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 布衣, 怖畏.)