khôi vĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 魁偉 (“burly”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xoj˧˧ vi˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰoj˧˧ vɪj˧˨] ~ [xoj˧˧ vɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰoj˧˧ vɪj˨˩˦] ~ [xoj˧˧ jɪj˨˩˦]

Adjective

khôi vĩ

1. (archaic) handsome; majestic; attractively burly

Usage notes

• Nearly obsolete perhaps due to its use as the name Khôi Vĩ.