vị
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 味 (“taste”), from Middle Chinese 味 (mjɨjH). Doublet of mùi (“smell”).
Noun
vị
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 (hjweH). 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 (hwijH).
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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