ý nghĩa

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 意義. Compare Japanese 意義 (igi).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔi˧˦ ŋiə˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˨˩˦ ŋiə˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˦˥ ŋiə˨˩˦]
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Noun

    ý nghĩa

    1. meaning (symbolic value of something)
    2. meaning (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life")
    3. (semantics) sense

    See also