vô tri

See also: vô trị

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 無知. This term has more literal interpretation of "no knowledge/not knowing" than its counterparts in Chinese and Japanese, which have a more figurative denotation of "ignorant".

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vo˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ ʈɪj˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ ʈɪj˧˧] ~ [jow˧˧ ʈɪj˧˧]

    Adjective

    vô tri

    1. mindless; unsentient
      vật vô tri ― inanimate objects
    2. (neologism, slang, endearing) clueless, silly
      chiếc meme/trend vô tri ― a silly meme/trend
      cậu/cô bé vô tri dễ thương ― a silly yet cute boy/girl
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