bởi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːj˨˩˦]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Conjunction

bởi

(obsolete) from
A Nan bởi ngôi mà dậy.
Ānanda stands up from his seat.
because
Bởi chồng cờ bạc nên lòng không yêu.
I don't love my husband because he gambles.

Bởi vậy!
I told you so!

Usage notes

In modern written texts, especially texts translated from English, bởi is sometime used as indication of passive voice like English by. However this usage is never heard in daily speech.

Synonyms

(because): bởi vì, do, vì, nhờ, từ

Derived terms

References

"bởi" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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