vỉ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jɪj˨˩˦]
• Homophone: vĩ (South Vietnam)

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Noun

(classifier cái) vỉ • (尾, 彼, 偉)

1. trellis matting (used to lag bottom of a double boiler (chõ), usually made of bamboo)
2. something flat with many small holes in it, such as a fly swatter, a barbecue grill, etc.

   vỉ nướng ― a gridiron

Classifier

vỉ • (尾, 彼, 偉)

1. Used for small flat objects containing many small items of the same type, such as blister packs (of medicine, batteries), etc.