Zhuang

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Chinese (MC tuwX, “cup-like object”). Cognate with Thai ถ้วย (tûai), Lao ຖ້ວຍ (thuāi), Bouyei doix, Lakkia ti².

Noun

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duix (Sawndip forms 𬒋 or 𥑇, 1957–1982 spelling duiч)

  1. bowl
    Synonym: vanj

Classifier

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duix (Sawndip forms 𬒋 or 𥑇, 1957–1982 spelling duiч)

  1. Amount contained in a bowl: bowl; bowlful
    Synonym: vanj
    De donq gwn sam duix heaux.He can eat three bowls of rice at a meal.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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duix (1957–1982 spelling duiч)

  1. to hang down; to droop down
  2. (of plants) to wilt; to wither
  3. (figurative) to feel sad; to feel disappointed

References

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  • Compilation Commission of Zhuang-Chinese-English Dictionary. Zhuang-Chinese-English Dictionary. Beijing: Publishing House of Minority Nationalities, 2005. →ISBN.
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