duy vật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 唯物, composed of 唯 (“only”) and 物 (“matter”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zwi˧˧ vət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jwɪj˧˧ vək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [j⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ vək̚˨˩˨] ~ [j⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ jək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

duy vật

1. (philosophy) materialist

   Antonym: duy tâm

   chủ nghĩa duy vật

   materialism