vị lợi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 爲 (“for”) and 利 (“profit; interest”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

vị lợi

1. solely knowing that something serves for an individual's own personal interest or benefit

Derived terms

• chủ nghĩa vị lợi