Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Unlucky / Jinxed: Describes a state or period of persistent bad luck or misfortune. It implies a run of negative events that seem fated or cursed.
   • Having a hex on someone/something: Suggests being under a spell or curse that causes continuous bad outcomes.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tháng này tôi thật là xúi quẩy. (This month I have been really unlucky.)
  • Anh ta bị xúi quẩy nên làm gì cũng hỏng. (He is jinxed, so everything he does fails.)
  • Cái xe này xúi quẩy lắm, hỏng hoài. (This car is cursed; it breaks down all the time.)

Advanced Usage

• The word is considered informal and carries a slightly vulgar or superstitious connotation, often used to complain about a streak of bad fortune that feels unnatural or destined.

Variants and Related Words

• Xui xẻo (adj): The more standard and common term for "unlucky" or "bad luck." "Xúi quẩy" is a stronger, more colloquial variant.
  • Ngày hôm nay của tôi thật xui xẻo. (My day today is very unlucky.)

Synonyms

• Unlucky: Having or marked by bad luck.
• Jinxed: Subject to a curse or spell of bad luck.
• Ill-fated: Destined to misfortune.

Related Idioms

• Vận đen / Đen đủi: Literally "black luck," a common idiom for a streak of bad luck.

  • Dạo này anh ấy gặp vận đen. (Lately, he has encountered a streak of bad luck.)

• Xúi quẩy bám đuôi: An idiom meaning bad luck is following someone closely (like a tail).

  • Cứ như thể xúi quẩy bám đuôi tôi vậy. (It's as if bad luck is clinging to my tail.)