câu vui

Vietnamese

Etymology

câu (“to fish with a rod”) +‎ vui (“joyful, merry”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ vuj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ vuj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ vuj˧˧] ~ [kəw˧˧ juj˧˧]

Verb

câu vui

1. (colloquial and literary, disapproving) to seek vain enjoyment or entertainment

See also

• mua vui