ví dụ

See also: vidu, vidū, vidů, and viðu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (abbreviation) vd

Etymology

Attested as ꞗí dù in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), with the first element being the predecessor of modern (to compare). Probably modeled after thí dụ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vi˧˦ zu˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɪj˨˩˦ jʊw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɪj˦˥ jʊw˨˩˨] ~ [jɪj˦˥ jʊw˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Saigon):(file)

Noun

dụ

  1. example, instance
    Synonym: lệ
    ví dụ/thí dụ/lệ như
    for example; as an example

Conjunction

dụ

  1. supposing that, for example

Verb

dụ

  1. to give an example

See also