ý nghĩa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 意義. Compare Japanese 意義 (igi).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔi˧˦ ŋiə˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˨˩˦ ŋiə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˦˥ ŋiə˨˩˦]

Noun

ý nghĩa

  1. meaning (symbolic value of something)
  2. meaning (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life")
  3. (semantics) sense

See also