thời

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of thì and giờ.

Originally a Northern innovation. As a topic marker, thời has mostly been supplanted by thì spreading from the South.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

thời

  1. time, moment, season
    thời ngày nào tôi cũng ra ruộng bắt dế, thả diều với lũ bạn.
    There was a time when I went to the fields every day to catch crickets and fly the kites with my friends.
  2. chance, opportunity

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Particle[edit]

thời

  1. (Northern Vietnam, dated) Alternative form of thì (topic marker)
    O tròn như quả trứng gà. Ô thời/thì đội mũ, ơ thời/thì mang râu.
    O is rounded like a chicken egg. Ô wears a hat, ơ has a beard.
    • 1920, Nguyễn Can Mộng, “Bài 6”, in Nam học Hán văn khoá bản:
      然則然则 (ránzé) Nhiên tắc=vậy thời, donc.
      然則 Nhiên tắc=if so/thus, donc.

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