thiên lí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

thiên lý

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧ li˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ lɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ lɪj˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 千里.

Noun

(classifier cây, bông, hoa) thiên lí

(botany) Tonkin jasmine, Telosma cordata
bông thiên lí xào thịt bò ― stir-fried Tonkin jasmine flowers and beef
- 16 February 2012, “Hoa thiên lí, những món ăn và bài thuốc hay (Cowslip creeper blossoms, delicious dishes and efficacious medicinal prescriptions)”, Yenmiss.violet.vn
  Ở nông thôn, nhiều nhà có giàn thiên lí.
  In the countryside, many households grow cowslip creepers on trellises.

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天理.

Noun

(obsolete, literary) rules of nature; laws of nature; natural law
Synonym: lẽ trời

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