vì
See also: Appendix:Variations of "vi"
Khiamniungan Naga
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vi³¹/
Verb
vì
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vi˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vɪj˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩] ~ [jɪj˨˩]
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Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 爲 (“because; for”, SV: vị). Doublet of vị.
Conjunction
vì
- because (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that)
Preposition
vì
- for; for the sake of
- Synonym: vị
- Vì ai? Vì cái gì? ― Who for? What for?
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 位 (SV: vị).
Noun
vì
- (archaic) throne
Derived terms
Classifier
vì