vị

See also: vi, Vi, VI, .vi, vì, ví, vĩ, vī, v.i., v. i., V.I., and V. I.

Vietnamese

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(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɪj˨˩˨] ~ [jɪj˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 味 (“taste”), from Middle Chinese 味 (mjɨj^H). Doublet of mùi (“smell”).

Noun

vị

taste

Derived terms

bột ngũ vị hương (“five-spice powder”)
gia vị (“spice”)
mùi vị (“smell and taste”)
xôi vị

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 為 (“for”), from Middle Chinese 為 (hjwe^H). Doublet of vì. Compare also loại and loài, tự and từ, ngoại and ngoài.

Preposition

vị

(rare, literary) for the sake of
nghệ thuật vị nghệ thuật
art for art's sake

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 位, from Middle Chinese 位 (hwij^H).

Noun

vị

(formal, polite, chiefly in fixed expressions, rare elsewhere) used to address a person
quý vị
sir/ma'am

vị này
this gentleman/lady

Classifier

vị

(formal, polite) indicates important people
một vị tổng thống
a president

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