vị

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

vị

  1. taste
  2. flavour
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Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 為 (“for”). Doublet of vì. 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 ― art for art's sake
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Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 位. Doublet of vì.

Noun

vị

  1. (formal, polite, chiefly in fixed expressions, rare elsewhere) used to address a person
    quý vị ― sir/ma'am
    vị này ― this 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 未 (“not yet”).

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Etymology 5

Sino-Vietnamese word from 胃 (“stomach”).

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