vây

See also: vay, váy, vầy, vậy, and vaþ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vəj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vəj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vəj˧˧] ~ [jəj˧˧]
• Homophone: dây

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 圍 (“to surround; to encircle; to corral”, SV: vi).

Verb

vây • (圍, 𡆫)

1. to encircle

Synonyms

• bao vây

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bao vây
• cờ vây
• vây hãm
• vây quanh

 

Etymology 2

From Middle Vietnamese ꞗâi, from Proto-Vietic *c-piːl. Compare Maleng sơpi, O'du kpil ("fin").

Alternative forms

• vi

Noun

(classifier cái) vây • (𩻟, 𩻺, 𩼀, 𬵎)

1. (anatomy) a fin

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with vẩy (“scales”).