vực

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 域 (“region”).

Noun

vực

  1. abyss
    bờ vực ― a (natural) ledge near a very steep fall
    bị đẩy đến bờ vực tuyệt chủng ― to be pushed to the brink of extinction
  2. (geography) canyon; gorge
  3. (taxonomy) domain
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Verb

vực

  1. to wake someone up from unconsciousness
Derived terms
  • thở như trâu bò mới vực
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