trị vì

See also: trivi

Vietnamese

Etymology

trị (“to rule”, 治) +‎ vì, a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 位 (“throne”, SV: vị).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˨ʔ vi˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɪj˨˩ʔ vɪj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈɪj˨˩˨ vɪj˨˩] ~ [ʈɪj˨˩˨ jɪj˨˩]

Verb

trị vì

1. (of a king, emperor) to rule