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thì

thì

See also: thi, Thi, thị, and Thị

Vietnamese

Noun

thì

  1. time of day
  2. time, period
  3. moment, occasion
  4. prime of youth
  5. (grammar) tense
Derived terms
  • thì giờ
  • lỡ thì
  • đến thì

Etymology 2

Compare Thai ที่ ‎(tîi), Lao ທີ່ ‎(thī), Khmer ទី ‎(ti).

Adverb

thì

  1. then, at that time
  2. in that case

Conjunction

thì

  1. then, to be
    tham thì thâm‎ ― Greed is a profound (tragedy).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 時 (“time”). Also compare the alternative Sino-Vietnamese reading thời.

Pronunciation

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