vô duyên

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無緣 (“not tied by fate”). See also duyên (“the tying of fate; tact”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vo˧˧ zwiən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vow˧˧ jwiəŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [vow˧˧ j⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧] ~ [jow˧˧ j⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

(of people) not "tied" by fate, therefore unable to get along or unlikely to meet
(of a person or a deed of theirs) tactless; charm -free
(of something) tacky

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