vì

See also: Appendix:Variations of "vi"

Khiamniungan Naga

A painting of a girl reading.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi³¹/

Verb

vì

1. (Patsho) read

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Hà Nội):

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• Audio (Saigon):

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Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 爲 (“because; for”, SV: vị). Doublet of vị.

Conjunction

vì

1. because (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that)

Preposition

vì

1. for; for the sake of

   Synonym: vị

   Vì ai? Vì cái gì? ― Who for? What for?

Derived terms

• bởi vì
• tại vì

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 位 (SV: vị).

Noun

vì

1. (archaic) throne

Derived terms

• Ba Vì

Classifier

vì

1. Used for sao and tinh tú.

   Synonyms: ngôi, ông