vì

See also: vi, Vi, VI, .vi, vị, v.i., v. i., V.I., and V. I.

Italian

Noun

vì f

Apocopic form of vita (“life”)

Derived terms

selavì / se la vì

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 為 (“because; for”; SV: vị). Doublet of vị.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vʲɪj˨˩]

Conjunction

vì

because (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that)

Preposition

vì

for; for the sake of
Vì ai? Vì cái gì?
Whom for? What for?

Synonym: vị

Derived terms

Classifier

vì

Classifier for sao and tinh tú

Synonyms

ngôi
ông

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