lợi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "loi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləːj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləːj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləːj˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 利.

Noun

lợi

  1. gain, profit, benefit, advantage
    • Analects, 4.16; 1972, Vietnamese translation & annotations by Nguyễn Hiến Lê
      Khổng tử nói: “Người quân tử hiểu rõ về nghĩa, kẻ tiểu nhân hiểu rõ về lợi.”
      Confucius said: “The superior person clearly understands rectitude; the inferior person clearly understands profits.”
    • Mozi 32.1; 1929 English translation by Y. P. Mei; Vietnamese translation by Nguyễn Hiến Lê, published 1995.
      Người nhân sở dĩ làm việc là để gây cái lợi, trừ cái hại cho thiên hạ. Vì vậy mà làm việc.
      The purpose of the magnanimous is to be found in procuring benefits for the world and eliminating its calamities.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

lợi • (𪘌)

  1. gum (the flesh around the teeth)
    Synonym: nướu
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