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    Hi,

    i got this word "vô duyên" any one know the meaning ?

    thanks for your help.

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    It means 'misfire'. Engines and guns can misfire.

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    Quote Originally Posted by seesaw View Post
    Hi,

    i got this word "vô duyên" any one know the meaning ?

    thanks for your help.
    "vô duyên" - senseless, uncharming, or ungainly. Could also be "Not meant for each other, or to be together"

    Not sure where "misfire" come from!

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    Quote Originally Posted by seesaw View Post
    Hi,

    i got this word "vô duyên" any one know the meaning ?

    thanks for your help.
    Vô duyên has two meanings in Vietnamese: 1. charmless, devoid of charm _2. not suited to one another.
    Cô ấy thật là vô duyên = she is charmless (she has no charm)
    Cặp/ đôi ấy thật là vô duyên = That couple is not suited to each other

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    Thanks for the translation. Many thanks.

    This word is cute.

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    Quote Originally Posted by justdoit View Post
    "vô duyên" - senseless, uncharming, or ungainly. Could also be "Not meant for each other, or to be together"

    Not sure where "misfire" come from!
    I am not very sure that "Senseless" is "vô duyên".
    Thất bại lớn nhất của đời người là tự đại
    Đáng thương nhất của đời người là tự ti.
    Tự đại + Tự ti = thất bại đáng thương nhất

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    Definitely the meaning is not "misfire".

    I guess the meaning is "no attraction".

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    vô duyên is used as an adjective, means:
    - devoid of charm; ungraceful; unattractive (ex: I find him extremely graceless/unattractive)
    - flat; insipid; inelegant; improper; unfitting (ex: A flat joke; A joke in bad/poor taste; An improper/unfitting gesture)

    @tricky42: misfire = không nổ

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    Thanks again. Now it make more sense to me.

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