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vị

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    Sino-Vietnamese word from (taste). Doublet of mùi (smell).

    Noun

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    vị

    1. taste
    2. flavour
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    Etymology 2

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      Sino-Vietnamese word from (for). Doublet of . Compare also loại and loài, tự and từ, ngoại and ngoài.

      Preposition

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      vị

      1. (rare, literary) for the sake of
        nghệ thuật vị nghệ thuật/nhân sinh/luân lí/xã hội/tôn giáoart for art's/life's/morality's/society's/religion's sake
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      Etymology 3

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        Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of .

        Noun

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        vị

        1. (formal, honorific, polite, chiefly in fixed expressions, rare elsewhere) used to address a person
          quý vịsir/ma'am
          vị nàythis gentleman/lady

        Classifier

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        vị

        1. (formal, honorific, polite) Indicates important or respected people, such as a president (tổng thống), professor (giáo sư), general (tướng), etc.
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        Romanization

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        vị

        1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
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        Etymology 4

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        Romanization

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        vị

        Sino-Vietnamese reading of (not yet).

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        Etymology 5

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        Romanization

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        vị

        1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of (stomach)
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