xấu số
Pronunciation
Northern
/səw˧˥ so˧˥/
Central
/sə̰w˩˧ ʂo̰˩˧/
Southern
/səw˧˥ ʂo˧˥/
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unlucky
Adjective
unlucky
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
unlucky Descriptive Properties, States & Register Forms
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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Parts
xấu / số / A compound of 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.
Use
xấu xí / làm xấu / nói xấu / xấu hổ …
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Use
xấu xí / làm xấu / nói xấu / xấu hổ …