viễn thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遠視, composed of 遠 (“far”) and 視 (“vision”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [viən˦ˀ˥ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˧˨ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˨] ~ [jiəŋ˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Adjective

viễn thị

1. (pathology) long-sighted; far-sighted; hypermetropic

   Antonym: cận thị