đáng đời

Vietnamese

Etymology

đáng (“to deserve”) +‎ đời (“lifetime”).

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

đáng đời

1. serves [objective case pronouns] right; [subjective case pronouns] had it coming; [subjective case pronouns] got [possessive adjective] just desserts

   Đáng đời nó lắm!

   Serves him right!