duix

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /tuːi˦˨/
• Tone numbers: dui⁴
• Hyphenation: duix

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Chinese 斗 (MC tuwX, “cup-like object”). Cognate with Thai ถ้วย (tûai), Lao ຖ້ວຍ (thuāi), Bouyei doix, Lakkia ti².

Noun

duix (1957–1982 spelling duiч)

1. bowl

   Synonym: vanj

Classifier

duix (1957–1982 spelling duiч)

1. Amount contained in a bowl: bowl; bowlful

   Synonym: vanj

   De donq gwn sam duix heaux. ― He can eat three bowls of rice at a meal.

Etymology 2

Verb

duix (1957–1982 spelling duiч)

1. to hang down; to droop down
2. (of plants) to wilt; to wither
3. (figurative) to feel sad; to feel disappointed

References

• Compilation Commission of Zhuang-Chinese-English Dictionary. Zhuang-Chinese-English Dictionary. Beijing: Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, 2005. →ISBN.