nghĩa lí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • nghĩa lý
  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) ngãi lí; ngãi lý
  • (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) ngãi lới

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 義理.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nghĩa lí

  1. (philosophy, literary) meaning and principle; "the right way"
  2. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) meaning; sense
    Làm vậy chi vậy? Đúng là chả ra nghĩa lí gì sất.
    What did you do that for? It's utterly pointless/senseless.
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