Definition

1. Noun (literary, archaic):

   • Tears: Refers to tears, especially in poetic or literary contexts.
   • Misfortune / Trouble: Refers to a state of adversity, hardship, or calamity that befalls someone.

2. Verb (archaic):

   • To trouble / To impose upon: To bother or inconvenience someone by asking for help or a favor.
   • To die (of a whale): Used specifically to describe the death of a whale.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Tears):
  • Lụy tuôn rơi. (Tears streamed down.)
• Noun (Misfortune):
  • Để lụy cho gia đình. (To bring misfortune on one's family.)
• Verb (To trouble):
  • Có việc khó khăn phải lụy đến bạn. (To have a difficult matter and have to trouble a friend for help.)
• Verb (To die - whale):
  • Cá ông lụy. (The whale died.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "lụy" is primarily used in classical Vietnamese poetry, proverbs, or historical texts. In modern spoken Vietnamese, its meanings are largely replaced by more common words, making its usage marked as literary or archaic.

Variants and Related Words

• Lệ (n): A more common, modern word for "tears."
• Tai họa (n): A common modern word for "misfortune" or "disaster."
• Làm phiền (v): A common modern phrase meaning "to bother" or "to trouble."

Synonyms

• Tears: lệ, nước mắt.
• Misfortune: tai ương, vận rủi, họa.
• To trouble: quấy rầy, nhờ vả, phiền nhiễu.

Related Idioms and Proverbs

• Cách sông nên phải lụy đò, Bởi chưng trời tối luỵ cô bán dầu. (A proverb: Being separated by a river, one must trouble the ferry; because it's dark, one must trouble the oil-selling girl.) This illustrates the verb meaning of having to rely on or bother others out of necessity.

1. (văn chương,từ cũ; nghĩa cũ) Tear
   • lụy tuôn rơi
     Tears streamed dowwn
2. Misfortune
   • Để lụy cho gia đình
     To bring misfortune on one's family
3. Trouble (annoy) for help
   • Có việc khó khăn phải lụy đến bạn
     To have to trouble one's difficult situation
   • Die (nói về cá voi)