Etymology

lau kui

Today it means: Embarrassing, shameful Full definition →

Hokkien 落氣 /落气
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  1. Hokkien · borrowed from落氣 /落气“to lose face”
  2. English todaylau kui

Borrowed from Hokkien 落氣 /落气 (làu-khùi, “to lose face”).

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