địa lí

See also: Diali

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• địa lý

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 地理, composed of 地 (“earth”) and 理 (“workings”). Compare vật lí (“physics”, literally “workings of things”), tâm lí (“psychology”, literally “workings of the mind”) and sinh lí (“physiology”, literally “workings of life”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ li˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ lɪj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˨ lɪj˦˥]

Noun

địa lí

1. geography

   Synonym: địa dư

   vị trí địa lý ― geographical location

   trên thông thiên văn, dưới tường địa lí

   to be very knowledgeable

   (literally, “to be an expert in both astronomy and geography”)

See also

Derived terms

• địa lí học