vô tỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無比, composed of 無 (“no”) and 比 (“ratio”). See hữu tỉ. Compare Chinese 無比／无比 (wúbǐ, “matchless; incomparable”) and Japanese 無理 (muri, “unreasonable; irrational”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vo˧˧ ti˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vow˧˧ tɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vow˧˧ tɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jow˧˧ tɪj˨˩˦]

Adjective

(mathematics, number theory) irrational
Antonym: hữu tỉ

See also

vô lí

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