xổi

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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xổi (, 𠾕, , 𡂳, 𩟬)

  1. (obsolete) short-term, soon, immediately, hastily, prematurely
    vay xổito borrow money short-term, to borrow money for a short time
    ăn xổi(lit.) “to eat [freshly prepared foods; e.g. freshly salted vegetables] immediately” > (fig.) “to act rashly and hastily
    Cà này ăn xổi đượcThese [freshly salted] African eggplants are edible immediately.
    Thực hiện kế hoạch đó phải có thời gian, không nên ăn xổi.We need time to carry out that plan; we must not act rashly and hastily.
    ăn xổi ở thì(lit.) “to eat hastily and to dwell for the moment” > “to live for the moment, to live from day to day, to live by makeshifts”

Usage notes

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This adverb is obsolete and only found in a few fixed expressions.