suy di
Definition
- Verb (archaic):
- To deteriorate, to decline: "suy di" describes a change for the worse, a process of becoming less prosperous, successful, or favorable than before. It often refers to the decline of a family's fortune, situation, or moral standing.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Vận nhà ngày càng suy di. (The family's fortune is deteriorating more and more.)
- Phong hóa xã hội có nguy cơ suy di. (The social moral standards are at risk of decline.)
Advanced Usage
- "suy di mạt vận": to decline and reach a state of ruin or ill fate.
- Dòng họ ấy đã suy di mạt vận. (That lineage has declined and fallen into ruin.)
Variants and Related Words
- Suy (verb): to decline, to weaken, to reason/deduce. This is the core root.
- sức khỏe suy giảm (health declines)
- Suy vi (verb, also archaic/literary): to decline and fall into decay.
- một triều đại suy vi (a declining dynasty)
- Suy tàn (verb): to degenerate, to be in a state of decay and ruin.
- nền văn minh suy tàn (a decaying civilization)
Synonyms
- Suy sụp: to collapse, to break down (often more sudden or severe).
- Sa sút: to slump, to deteriorate (commonly used for fortune, health, or academic performance).
- Tàn lụi: to wither away, to fade.
Notes on Usage
- Register: "Suy di" is considered an archaic or literary term in modern Vietnamese. It is rarely used in everyday spoken language but may appear in historical texts, literature, or formal writing to describe a gradual, often moral or familial, decline.
- Typical Context: It is most frequently used in fixed phrases like "vận nhà suy di" (the family's luck declines) or to describe the downward trajectory of moral standards, traditions, or social order.
verb
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(cũ) to deteriorate, to decline
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