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xấu số

Pronunciation Northern /səw˧˥ so˧˥/ Central /sə̰w˩˧ ʂo̰˩˧/ Southern /səw˧˥ ʂo˧˥/
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unlucky
Adjective
unlucky
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
unlucky Properties & StatesTheme

Having very bad luck or being destined for a miserable fate or an untimely death.

vi Mọi người đều cảm thấy xót xa cho cậu bé xấu số.

en Everyone felt sorry for the unlucky boy.

Parts
xấu / số / A compound of xấu + số …
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Components

Components

xấu số

OriginA compound of xấu + số

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
瘦数
Candidates by syllable
xấu 瘦（醜） số 数
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
bất hạnh / giông / vô phúc / xui xẻo …
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Easily confused

Same meaning
Use
xấu xí / làm xấu / nói xấu / xấu hổ …
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xấu (ugly or hideous) — words using
số (number) — words using
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