sở dĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 所以.

Pronunciation

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

Conjunction

sở dĩ

1. (literary) the reason why ... (is)

Usage notes

This is often used in the constructions of sở dĩ … là do/vì … (“the reason why ... is ...”).