vị

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vi˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩˨] ~ [jɪj˨˩˨]
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from (taste). Doublet of mùi (smell).

Noun

vị

  1. taste
  2. flavour
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Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from (for). Doublet of . Compare also loại and loài, tự and từ, ngoại and ngoài.

Preposition

vị

  1. (rare, literary) for the sake of
    nghệ thuật vị nghệ thuật/nhân sinh/luân lí/xã hội/tôn giáoart for art's/life's/morality's/society's/religion's sake
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Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of .

Noun

vị

  1. (formal, polite, chiefly in fixed expressions, rare elsewhere) used to address a person
    quý vịsir/ma'am
    vị nàythis gentleman/lady

Classifier

vị

  1. (formal, polite) Indicates important or respected people, such as a president (tổng thống), professor (giáo sư), general (tướng), etc.

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Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from (not yet).

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Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from (stomach).

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