Mùi
See also: mui, MUI, múi, mùi, mũi, and mu'i
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 未 (SV: vị). Some dictionaries (such as Thiều Chửu's) consider it as Sino-Vietnamese, but the huyền tone is unlikely to be derived from the Middle Chinese departing tone and ui is unlikely to be a Sino-Vietnamese rhyme, compared to the likely tone and rhyme in vị. See also Tí, Mẹo, Thìn, Ngọ.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [muj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [muj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [muj˨˩]
- Homophone: mùi
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Proper noun
Mùi
- a unisex given name from Chinese
- the eighth earthly branch represented by the Goat in Vietnam and by the Sheep in China
Coordinate terms
- (earthly branches) Địa Chi; Tí/Tý, Sửu, Dần, Mão, Thìn, Tị/Tỵ, Ngọ, Mùi, Thân, Dậu, Tuất, Hợi (Category: vi:Earthly branches)
Derived terms
- giờ Mùi