giời

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

See giai for the sound change. This is the form from the inland Northern dialects.

Noun

giời • (𡗶, 炌, 𤈪, 𤋽)

  1. Northern Vietnam form of trời (“sky”)
    Giời ạ! ― Good God!

Etymology 2

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Noun

(classifier con) giời • (𧋹, 𧍊)

  1. kind of phosphorescent centipede
    Synonym: giời leo
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