đui
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "dui"
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Vietic *duːl ~ *tuːl.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]- (colloquial, can be offensive) blind (unable to see)
- Synonym: mù
- 19th century, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Ngư Tiều vấn đáp y thuật (The Fisher and the Woodcutter asking and answering [each other] about The Medical Art), lines 1397-1398; 1944 version (pdf), edited and annotated by Phan Văn Hùm
- Dù đui mà giữ đạo nhà,
Còn hơn có mắt ông cha chẳng thờ.- Preserving one's household's moral way even while blind
Is still superior to having [clear] eyes yet not worshipping one's forefathers.
- Preserving one's household's moral way even while blind
Derived terms
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