đáng đời

Vietnamese

Etymology

đáng (“to deserve”) +‎ đời (“lifetime”).

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

đáng đời

serves [objective case pronouns] right; [subjective case pronouns] had it coming; [subjective case pronouns] got [possessive adjective] just desserts
Đáng đời nó lắm!
Serves him right!

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