vô vị
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 無味 (“flavorless”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vo˧˧ vi˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ vɪj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ vɪj˨˩˨] ~ [jow˧˧ jɪj˨˩˨]
Adjective
vô vị
- (literally) flavorless; bland; insipid
- (figuratively) insipid; bland; dull; boring; mundane