vị lợi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 爲 (“for”) and 利 (“profit; interest”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

vị lợi

  1. solely knowing that something serves for an individual's own personal interest or benefit

Derived terms

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