thi vị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 詩 and 味.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰi˧˧ vi˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ vɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ vɪj˨˩˨] ~ [tʰɪj˧˧ jɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

thi vị

  1. poetic beauty
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 401:
      Anh thấy đời thi vị quá. Anh là người đàn ông hạnh phúc nhất trần gian.
      I find life to be of such poetic beauty. I am the happiest man in the world.
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