xơ múi

Vietnamese

Etymology

xơ (“rind; fiber”) +‎ múi (“fruit segment”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

xơ múi • (綀𤗆)

1. ill-gotten gains; dirty money; dishonest profit
2. (literal) the fruit rind and the fruit meat

Verb

xơ múi • (綀𤗆)

1. to plunder; to profit excessively and dishonestly