vĩnh biệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 永別, composed of 永 (“permanent”) and 別 (“to leave”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vïŋ˦ˀ˥ ʔɓiət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɨn˧˨ ʔɓiək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɨn˨˩˦ ʔɓiək̚˨˩˨] ~ [jɨn˨˩˦ ʔɓiək̚˨˩˨]

Interjection

vĩnh biệt

1. (literary, to someone who's minutes away from dying or already dead, or someone who you think you will never, or wish to never, meet again) goodbye forever; see you never; good riddance forever

   Vĩnh biệt người bạn yêu dấu.

   Rest in peace, my dear friend.

   Vĩnh biệt!

   Farewell! / See you never! / Good riddance! / Don't ever come back!

Verb

vĩnh biệt

1. (literary, to someone who's minutes away from dying or already dead, or someone who you think you will never, or wish to never, meet again) to bid farewell forever

See also

• tạm biệt