cũ rích

Vietnamese

Etymology

cũ +‎ rích. The second element is apparently of Chamic origin; compare Eastern Cham rik (“ancient, old”) (Bùi Khánh Thế 1995).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ku˦ˀ˥ zïk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊw˧˨ ʐɨt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʊw˨˩˦ ɹɨt̚˦˥]

Adjective

cũ rích • (𱿈 + 赤/󱤪/𪠉)

1. very old, stale, of nothing new or innovative