nghĩa lí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 義理.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiə˦ˀ˥ li˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiə˧˨ lɪj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋiə˨˩˦ lɪj˦˥]

    Noun

    nghĩa lí

    1. (philosophy, literary) meaning and principle; "the right way"
    2. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) meaning; sense
      Làm vậy chi vậy? Đúng là chả ra nghĩa lí gì sất.
      What did you do that for? It's utterly pointless/senseless.
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