sở dĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 所以.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˧˩ zi˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəː˧˨ jɪj˧˨] ~ [səː˧˨ jɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəː˨˩˦ jɪj˨˩˦] ~ [səː˨˩˦ jɪj˨˩˦]

Conjunction

sở dĩ

  1. (literary) the reason why ... (is)

Usage notes

This is often used in the constructions of sở dĩ … là do/vì … (“the reason why ... is ...”).

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