chán đời

Vietnamese

Etymology

chán (“to be tired of, to be disgusted with”) +‎ đời (“life, existence”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːn˧˦ ʔɗəːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗəːj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [caːŋ˦˥ ʔɗəːj˨˩]

Verb

chán đời • (𢥇𠁀)

1. (intransitive) to be tired of living; melancholy; world-weary

See also

• chán nản; ngã lòng; thất vọng