lí học

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 理學, composed of (reason, logic, truth, science) and (school, theory, doctrine).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [li˧˦ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɪj˨˩˦ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɪj˦˥ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Proper noun

học

  1. (philosophy) Neo-Confucianism