rúi rụi

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Unlucky / unfortunate: Describes a state of persistent bad luck or a streak of unfortunate events.
   • Hapless / ill-fated: Refers to a person or situation that seems destined for misfortune.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Anh ta thật là rúi rụi, đi đâu cũng gặp chuyện không may. (He is truly unlucky; wherever he goes, he encounters misfortune.)
  • Một ngày rúi rụi, mọi việc đều hỏng. (An ill-fated day where everything went wrong.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in a repetitive, emphatic form ("rúi rụi") to intensify the feeling of continuous or compounded bad luck, rather than a single incident.

Variants and Related Words

• Rủi ro (n): risk, hazard.
  • Kinh doanh luôn tiềm ẩn nhiều rủi ro. (Business always harbors many risks.)
• Xui xẻo (adj): unlucky, a more common synonym.
  • Tôi đã có một ngày thật xui xẻo. (I had a very unlucky day.)

Synonyms

• Unlucky: Having or marked by bad luck.
• Ill-fated: Destined for misfortune.
• Hapless: Unfortunate, especially deserving pity.

Related Idioms

• Vận rúi rụi: A run of bad luck.
  • Cả tháng nay, anh ấy gánh một vận rúi rụi. (He has been carrying a run of bad luck all month.)