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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 味 (“taste”). Doublet of mùi (“smell”).
Noun
vị
- taste
- flavour
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Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 爲 (“for”). 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/nhân sinh/luân lí/xã hội/tôn giáo ― art for art's/life's/morality's/society's/religion's sake
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Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 位. Doublet of vì.
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 or respected people, such as a president (tổng thống), professor (giáo sư), general (tướng), etc.
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Etymology 4
Sino-Vietnamese word from 未 (“not yet”).
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Etymology 5
Sino-Vietnamese word from 胃 (“stomach”).
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