vị kỉ

See also: viki, Viki, and vīķi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • vị kỷ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 爲 (“for”) and 己 (“self”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

vị kỉ

  1. (derogatory, literary) selfish
    Synonyms: ích kỉ, vị ngã
    Antonym: vị tha
    tính/lòng vị kỉ
    selfishness

Derived terms

  • chủ nghĩa vị kỉ (“egoism”)
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