khôi vĩ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xoj˧˧ vi˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoj˧˧ vɪj˧˨] ~ [xoj˧˧ vɪj˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰoj˧˧ vɪj˨˩˦] ~ [xoj˧˧ jɪj˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective

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khôi vĩ

  1. (archaic) handsome; majestic; attractively burly

Usage notes

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