lôi thôi

See also: lỗi thời

Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably related to Khmer ឡូយថូយ (louythouy).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [loj˧˧ tʰoj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [loj˧˧ tʰoj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [loj˧˧ tʰoj˧˧]

Adverb

lôi thôi • (㵢/檑/𨆢/𡀂 + 慛/𡀰) (reduplication lôi tha lôi thôi, lôi thôi la tha)

1. carelessly (in the appearance or the way things are organized)