địa lí

See also: Diali

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

địa lý

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 地理, composed of 地 (“earth”) and 理 (“workings”). Compare vật lí (“physics”, literally “workings of things”), tâm lí (“psychology”, literally “workings of the mind”) and sinh lí (“physiology”, literally “workings of life”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

địa lí

geography
Synonym: địa dư

vị trí địa lý ― geographical location

trên thông thiên văn, dưới tường địa lí
to be very knowledgeable
(literally, “to be an expert in both astronomy and geography”)