đạo lí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• đạo lý

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 道理.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ li˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ lɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩˨ lɪj˦˥]

Noun

đạo lí

1. moral code/principles/standards; moral philosophy