gì

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gi"

Middle Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Pronoun

gì (之, 咦, 夷, 芇)

  1. what; whatever
    lo gì sự ấy
    come what may
  2. anything
    Chảng có đí gì sốt.
    There isn't anything.

Descendants
  • Vietnamese: gì

References

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese gì. Related to chi; cognate with Muong chi.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

gì (之, 咦, 夷, 芇)

  1. what; whatever
  2. anything

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • gì thì gì
  • hèn gì
  • khác gì
  • không có gì
  • làm gì
  • mùi gì
  • mùi mẽ gì
  • ra gì
  • thiếu gì
  • tội gì
  • việc gì

Interjection

gì

  1. An interrogative expression nearly equivalent to “What?”

Usage notes

The interrogative can be used for anything from its basic use of disbelief and surprise to frustration and fear, depending on context, tone and stress, just like the English interrogative “What?”.

See also
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