khôi vĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 魁偉 (“burly”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xoj˧˧ vi˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoj˧˧ vɪj˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰoj˧˧ vɪj˨˩˦] ~ [kʰoj˧˧ jɪj˨˩˦]

    Adjective

    khôi vĩ

    1. (archaic) handsome; majestic; attractively burly

    Usage notes

    • Nearly obsolete perhaps due to its use as the name Khôi Vĩ.
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