khôi vĩ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xoj˧˧ vi˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰoj˧˧ vɪj˧˨] ~ [xoj˧˧ vɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰoj˧˧ vɪj˨˩˦] ~ [xoj˧˧ jɪj˨˩˦]

Adjective[edit]

(archaic) handsome; majestic; attractively burly

Usage notes[edit]

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

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