tử vi

See also: tuvi, tüvi, and từ vị

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 紫微, shortened from Chinese 紫微斗數 / 紫微斗数 (tử vi đẩu số).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    tử vi

    1. (occult) a horoscope according to Taoist fortune-telling