gì

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gi"

Middle Vietnamese

Alternative forms

jì

Etymology

Attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), a dictionary based chiefly on the Northern dialects. Doublet of chi, most likely a secondary borrowing from the Central dialects.

The modern Central form chi is not a reflex of this form, but from a form that did not undergo lenition.

Pronunciation

(Đông Kinh) IPA^(key): [ʝi˨˩]

Pronoun

之, 咦, 夷, 芇 (gì)

what; whatever
lo gì sự ấy
come what may
anything
Chảng có đí gì sốt.
There isn't anything.

Descendants

Vietnamese: gì

References

De Rhodes, Alexandre (1651), “gì”, Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum.

Namuyi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡi˥˧]

Verb

gì

to chop
to cut

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

chi (no lenition)
(Internet slang, text messaging) giề
(abbreviation) z

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese gì. Related to chi; cognate with Muong chi.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zi˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɪj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɪj˨˩]
Homophone: dì

Pronoun

gì • (之, 咦, 夷, 芇)

what; whatever
anything

Usage notes

The interrogative pronoun gì denotes a choice which is to be made from an indefinite set of things or people. Note that if gì follows a classifier, the classifier may be omitted in the reply.

Đây là quyển gì? ― What kind of book is this?

Đây là (quyển) từ điển. ― This is a dictionary.

Derived terms

gì thì gì
hèn gì
khác gì
không có gì
làm gì
mùi gì
mùi mẽ gì
ra gì
thiếu gì
tội gì
việc gì

Interjection

gì

An interrogative expression nearly equivalent to “What?”

Usage notes

The interrogative can be used for anything from its basic use of disbelief and surprise to frustration and fear, depending on context, tone and stress, just like the English interrogative “What?”.

单词	gì
释义	gì See also: Appendix:Variations of "gi" Middle Vietnamese Alternative forms jì Etymology Attested in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), a dictionary based chiefly on the Northern dialects. Doublet of chi, most likely a secondary borrowing from the Central dialects. The modern Central form chi is not a reflex of this form, but from a form that did not undergo lenition. Pronunciation (Đông Kinh) IPA^(key): [ʝi˨˩] Pronoun 之, 咦, 夷, 芇 (gì) what; whatever lo gì sự ấy come what may anything Chảng có đí gì sốt. There isn't anything. Descendants Vietnamese: gì References De Rhodes, Alexandre (1651), “gì”, Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum. Namuyi Pronunciation IPA^(key): [ɡi˥˧] Verb gì to chop to cut Vietnamese Alternative forms chi (no lenition) (Internet slang, text messaging) giề (abbreviation) z Etymology From Middle Vietnamese gì. Related to chi; cognate with Muong chi. Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zi˨˩] (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɪj˦˩] (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɪj˨˩] Homophone: dì Pronoun gì • (之, 咦, 夷, 芇) what; whatever anything Usage notes The interrogative pronoun gì denotes a choice which is to be made from an indefinite set of things or people. Note that if gì follows a classifier, the classifier may be omitted in the reply. Đây là quyển gì? ― What kind of book is this? Đây là (quyển) từ điển. ― This is a dictionary. Derived terms Derived terms gì thì gì hèn gì khác gì không có gì làm gì mùi gì mùi mẽ gì ra gì thiếu gì tội gì việc gì Interjection gì An interrogative expression nearly equivalent to “What?” Usage notes The interrogative can be used for anything from its basic use of disbelief and surprise to frustration and fear, depending on context, tone and stress, just like the English interrogative “What?”. See also chi
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