bởi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "boi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːj˨˩˦]

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Conjunction

bởi • (罢, 𪽝, 摆, 罷, 𤳷)

1. (obsolete) from

   A Nan bởi ngôi mà dậy.

   Ānanda stands up from his seat.

2. because

   Bởi chồng cờ bạc nên lòng không yêu.

   I don't love my husband because he gambles.

   Bởi vậy!

   I told you so!

Usage notes

• In modern written texts, especially texts translated from English, bởi is sometime used as indication of passive voice like English by (most likely originally propelled by phono-semantic matching). However this usage is never heard in daily speech.

Synonyms

• (because): bởi vì, do, vì, nhờ, từ

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bởi thế
• bởi vậy
• bởi vì

 

References

• "bởi" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)