viễn thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遠視, composed of 遠 (“far”) and 視 (“vision”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viən˦ˀ˥ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [viəŋ˧˨ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [viəŋ˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˨] ~ [jiəŋ˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Adjective

viễn thị

  1. (pathology) long-sighted; far-sighted; hypermetropic
    Synonym: viễn
    Antonym: cận thị
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