duix
Zhuang edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /tuːi˦˨/
- Tone numbers: dui4
- Hyphenation: duix
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Chinese 斗 (MC tuwX, “cup-like object”). Cognate with Thai ถ้วย (tûai), Lao ຖ້ວຍ (thuāi), Bouyei doix, Lakkia ti².
Noun edit
duix (Sawndip forms 𬒋 or 𥑇, 1957–1982 spelling duiч)
Classifier edit
duix (Sawndip forms 𬒋 or 𥑇, 1957–1982 spelling duiч)
- Amount contained in a bowl: bowl; bowlful
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
duix (1957–1982 spelling duiч)
- to hang down; to droop down
- (of plants) to wilt; to wither
- (figurative) to feel sad; to feel disappointed
References edit
- Compilation Commission of Zhuang-Chinese-English Dictionary. Zhuang-Chinese-English Dictionary. Beijing: Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, 2005. →ISBN.