vốn dĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

vốn +‎ dĩ (已).

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

vốn dĩ

1. essentially; intrinsically; originally