nổi
See also: Appendix:Variations of "noi"
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [noj˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [noj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [noj˨˩˦]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Vietic *ɗoːs (“to float”).
Verb edit
- to float; to overfloat
- to rise; to develop
- to swell; to swell out; to appear
- (colloquial) to be popular
- Dạo này có bài nào nổi?
- What songs are popular these days?
See also edit
Derived terms
Etymology 2 edit
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 能 (“be able to; capable”, SV: năng).
Verb edit
nổi
- be able to; to be capable of; to be in a position to
- Em đâu có đi nổi.
- Well, I wasn't able to go.