nhi

See also: Nhi, NHI, nhì, nhĩ, and nhị

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲɪj˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 而 (“and”).

Conjunction

nhi

1. (only in compounds) and, and then, and yet
2. (only in compounds) but

Derived terms

• học nhi bất tư, tắc võng (學而不思則罔，思而不學則殆)
• quân tử chu nhi bất tị, tiểu nhân tị nhi bất chu (君子周而不比，小人比而不周)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 兒 (“child”).

Noun

nhi

1. (only in compounds) child

Derived terms

• bác sĩ nhi (博士兒)
• bệnh nhi (病兒)
• nhi đồng (兒童)
• nhi khoa (兒科)
• sửu nhi (丑兒)
• thai nhi (胎兒)
• thiếu nhi (少兒)

 

Anagrams

• hin, inh

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n̥iː/
• Homophones: nhu, nhŷ (South Wales only)

Noun

nhi

1. Nasal mutation of ti.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ti	di	nhi	thi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.