ふい

See also: ぶい

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふい [fúꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟i]

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.

【付倚】 [noun] depending on, relying on [verb] to depend on, to rely on Alternative spelling 附倚

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

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