lời

lời

See also: loi, LOI, lôi, lỗi, löi, and lo'i

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləːj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləːj˨˩]

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese mlời.

Alternative forms

• nhời

Noun

lời (𠳒)

1. word; utterances
2. (music) words; lyrics

   lời bài hát ― song lyrics

3. (music) a verse

   lời 1 ― verse 1; the first verse

Classifier

lời

1. indicates utterances

   một lời hứa ― a promise

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lời lẽ
• lời nói
• trả lời

 

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 利 (“gains, advantage, profit, merit”; SV: lợi).

Noun

lời

1. profit, interest

Further reading

• "lời" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)