dĩ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "di"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 以.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zi˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jɪj˨˩˦]

Verb

dĩ

1. (rare, only in compounds) to take
2. (rare, only in compounds) to employ