Mùi

See also: mui, MUI, múi, mùi, mũi, and mu'i

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 未 (SV: vị). Some dictionaries (such as Thiều Chửu's) consider it as Sino-Vietnamese, but the huyền tone is unlikely to be derived from the Middle Chinese departing tone and ui is unlikely to be a Sino-Vietnamese rhyme, compared to the likely tone and rhyme in vị. See also Tí, Mẹo, Thìn, Ngọ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [muj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [muj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [muj˨˩]
• Homophone: mùi

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Proper noun

Mùi

1. a unisex given name from Chinese
2. the eighth earthly branch represented by the Goat in Vietnam and by the Sheep in China

Coordinate terms

• (Chinese earthly branches) Địa Chi; Tí/Tý, Sửu, Dần, Mão, Thìn, Tị/Tỵ, Ngọ, Mùi, Thân, Dậu, Tuất, Hợi ^{(Category: vi:Chinese earthly branches)}

Derived terms

• giờ Mùi