nghỉ
See also: nghi, nghĩ, and nghị
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋi˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋɪj˨˩˦]
Verb
nghỉ (拧, 持, 儀, 儗, 擬, 𢪀, 𠉝)
- to take a break
- to get to temporarily leave work (e.g., for holiday/vacation, for pregnancy, etc.)
- (figuratively, euphemistic) to die
Derived terms
- nghỉ ngơi (“to rest”)
- nhà nghỉ (“guesthouse”)
Pronoun
nghỉ (𠉝)
- (archaic, literary) he; him
- (archaic, literary) she; her