<p>《闽南方言大词典》has the following entry on page 127:</p>

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  <p>[无围翼] &lt;漳> bo2-6 ui2-6 sit8 倒霉：盖～，佫拄着停电(真倒霉，又碰上停电) | ～甲伊做翁仔姐仔(跟他做夫妻很倒霉)。</p>
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<p>So, this is attributed as 漳泉話 -or- Quanzhang Minnan, which is Hokkien - <em>bo ui sit</em> does sound quite similar to <em>buwisit</em> and the meaning (倒霉) does fit as well.</p>

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<p>無衣食 does seem to be the more appropriate spelling of <em>bo ui sit</em>.</p>

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<p>衣食 means:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>好運天賜食穿無缺。</p>
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This is an awesome answer; do you just happen to have this dictionary lying around?
Stumpy Joe Pete
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@StumpyJoePete I found a pdf copy of《闽南方言大词典》through a quick baidu search, just to answer this question. I'm not sure what the source of the second picture is, though.
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<p>I've read a couple of times the word being attributed to Hokkien. This wiktionary <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/buwisit" rel="nofollow noreferrer">entry</a> claims the same. I'm not convinced though. </p>

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Is the Filipino word "buwisit" really from Hokkien?
# Is the Filipino word "buwisit" really from Hokkien?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-01-07)

I've read a couple of times the word being attributed to Hokkien. This wiktionary [entry](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/buwisit) claims the same. I'm not convinced though.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-01-07. Score: 4

《闽南方言大词典》has the following entry on page 127:

[![hai](https://i.sstatic.net/3boKx.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/3boKx.png)

> [无围翼] <漳> bo2-6 ui2-6 sit8 倒霉：盖～，佫拄着停电(真倒霉，又碰上停电) | ～甲伊做翁仔姐仔(跟他做夫妻很倒霉)。

So, this is attributed as 漳泉話 -or- Quanzhang Minnan, which is Hokkien - *bo ui sit* does sound quite similar to *buwisit* and the meaning (倒霉) does fit as well.

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無衣食 does seem to be the more appropriate spelling of *bo ui sit*.

[![test](https://i.sstatic.net/72bWn.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/72bWn.png)

衣食 means:

> 好運天賜食穿無缺。

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: This is an awesome answer; do you just happen to have this dictionary lying around?  
> **username_1**: @StumpyJoePete I found a pdf copy of《闽南方言大词典》through a quick baidu search, just to answer this question. I'm not sure what the source of the second picture is, though.  

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