nghĩa lí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

nghĩa lý
(Southern Vietnam, obsolete) ngãi lí; ngãi lý
(Southern Vietnam, obsolete) ngãi lới

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 義理.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(philosophy, literary) meaning and principle; "the right way"
(colloquial, chiefly in the negative) meaning; sense
Làm vậy chi vậy? Đúng là chả ra nghĩa lí gì sất.
What did you do that for? It's utterly pointless/senseless.

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