lợi ích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 利益.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləːj˧˨ʔ ʔïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləːj˨˩ʔ ʔɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləːj˨˩˨ ʔɨt̚˦˥]

Noun

lợi ích

  1. benefit; interest
    lợi ích sức khoẻhealth benefits

Usage notes

  • Unlike its Sino-Xenic cognates, lợi ích is never used with the financial sense of "profit", where lợi nhuận is used instead.

Derived terms

  • xung đột lợi ích