ví dụ

See also: vidu, vidū, vidů, and viðu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation) vd

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese ꞗí dù, with the first element being the predecessor of modern ví (“to compare”). Probably modeled after thí dụ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˧˦ zu˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˨˩˦ jʊw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɪj˦˥ jʊw˨˩˨] ~ [jɪj˦˥ jʊw˨˩˨]

• Audio (Saigon):

  (file)

Noun

ví dụ

1. example, instance

   Synonym: lệ

   ví dụ/thí dụ/lệ như

   for example; as an example

Conjunction

ví dụ

1. supposing that, for example

Verb

ví dụ

1. to give an example

See also

• ẩn dụ
• hoán dụ