nghĩa lí

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 義理.

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Noun

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nghĩa

  1. (philosophy, literary) meaning and principle; "the right way"
  2. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) meaning; sense
    Làm vậy chi vậy? Đúng là chả ra nghĩa lí gì sất.
    What did you do that for? It's utterly pointless/senseless.