vốn dĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

vốn +‎ dĩ (已).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [von˧˦ zi˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [voŋ˦˧˥ jɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [voŋ˦˥ jɪj˨˩˦] ~ [joŋ˦˥ jɪj˨˩˦]

Adverb

vốn dĩ

  1. essentially; intrinsically; originally
    Việc này vốn dĩ rất nguy hiểm.
    The work is inherently very dangerous.
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