lời

See also: loi, LOI, lôi, lỗi, löi, and lo'i

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ləːj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləːj˨˩]

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese mlời.

Alternative forms

nhời

Noun

lời (𠳒)

word; utterances
(music) words; lyrics
lời bài hát ― song lyrics
(music) a verse
lời 1 ― verse 1; the first verse

Classifier

lời

indicates utterances
một lời hứa ― a promise

Derived terms

Derived terms

lời lẽ
lời nói
trả lời

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 利 (“gains, advantage, profit, merit”; SV: lợi).

Noun

lời

profit, interest

Further reading

"lời" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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