xúi hẻo

Vietnamese

Etymology

The first element is from Cantonese 衰 (seoi¹) (also seen in xúi quẩy), but the second element is unclear.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [suj˧˦ hɛw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [suj˨˩˦ hɛw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [suj˦˥ hɛw˨˩˦]

Adjective

xúi hẻo

1. (colloquial) unlucky