vì thế

Vietnamese

Etymology

vì (“because”) +‎ thế (“that”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˨˩ tʰe˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˦˩ tʰej˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɪj˨˩ tʰej˦˥] ~ [jɪj˨˩ tʰej˦˥]

Adverb

therefore; thus; hence; as a result; as such
Synonym: do đó

Usage notes

Although do and vì are practically synonyms, only do đó and vì thế are idiomatic, not *do thế and *vì đó.

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