sở dĩ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 所以.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˧˩ zi˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəː˧˨ jɪj˧˨] ~ [səː˧˨ jɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəː˨˩˦ jɪj˨˩˦] ~ [səː˨˩˦ jɪj˨˩˦]
Conjunction edit
Usage notes edit
This is often used in the constructions of sở dĩ … là do/vì … (“the reason why ... is ...”).