Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 單位, misreading of đan vị. Borrowing from Japanese 単位 ‎(tan'i), from Middle Chinese 單位 ‎(tan hwij^H).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɗəːn˧˧ vi˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɗəːŋ˧˧ vɪj˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɗəːŋ˧˥ vʲɪj˨ˀ˧ʔ]