xúi quẩy
Definition
- 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.)