bởi

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Conjunction

bởi (, 𪽝, , , 𤳷)

  1. (obsolete) from
    A Nan bởi ngôi mà dậy.
    Ānanda stands up from his seat.
  2. because
    Bởi chồng cờ bạc nên lòng không yêu.
    I don't love my husband because he gambles.
    Bởi vậy!
    I told you so!

Usage notes

  • In modern written texts, especially texts translated from English, bởi is sometime used as indication of passive voice like English by (most likely originally propelled by phono-semantic matching). However this usage is never heard in daily speech.

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