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vị

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Hanoi [vi˧˨ʔ]Huế [vɪj˨˩ʔ]Saigon [vɪj˨˩˨] browser voice
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vị means taste; flavour.

Chinese characters: 味

Meanings of vị in English

Noun

  1. taste
  2. flavour

Noun

  1. formal, honorific, polite, in fixed expressions, rare elsewhere used to address a person
    • quý vịsir/ma'am
    • vị nàythis gentleman/lady

Classifier

  1. formal, honorific, polite Indicates important or respected people, such as a president (tổng thống), professor (giáo sư), general (tướng), etc.

Preposition

  1. literary, rare for the sake of
    • nghệ thuật vị nghệ thuật/nhân sinh/luân lí/xã hội/tôn giáoart for art's/life's/morality's/society's/religion's sake

Words with vị

dư vịgia vịhương vịkhẩu vịmĩ vịmùi vịngũ vị hươngthi vịthú vịvị giácvô vịý vịvị kỉvị lợivị ngãvị thaquý vịvị trívị chivị laivị ngữvị thếvị tinhvị-tất

Example sentences with vị

  • Nó có vị như nước ép táo. It tastes like apple juice.
  • Vị vua đã lạm dụng quyền hành. The king abused his power.
  • Xúp này có vị kì lạ. This soup tastes strange.
  • Rượu này có vị rất tuyệt. This wine tastes great.
  • Quả xoài có vị gì? What does mango taste like?
  • Vị của nó rất đắng. It tastes very bitter.
  • Cái gì vị cũng ngon. Everything tastes good.
  • Tôi sẽ là một vị tổng thống hoà bình. I will be a peace president.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 味 (“taste”). Doublet of mùi (“smell”).

Frequently asked questions

What does vị mean in English?

vị (noun) means "taste; flavour".

How do you pronounce vị?

IPA: Hanoi [vi˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [vɪj˨˩˨]. Tones: vị — heavy tone (nặng).

Is vị a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. vị is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 味.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.