giời

Vietnamese

Etymology

See giai for the sound change. This is the form from the inland Northern dialects.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jəːj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jəːj˨˩]

Noun

giời

1. Northern Vietnam form of trời (“sky”)

   Giời ạ!

   Good God!