"gì" meaning in Vietnamese

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Interjection

IPA: [zi˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [jɪj˦˩] [Huế], [jɪj˨˩] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
Etymology: From Middle Vietnamese gì. Related to chi; cognate with Muong chi. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-mvi|gì}} Middle Vietnamese gì, {{m|vi|chi}} chi, {{cog|mtq|chi}} Muong chi Head templates: {{head|vi|interjection|head=|tr=}} gì, {{vi-interj}} gì
  1. An interrogative expression nearly equivalent to “What?” Related terms: chi
    Sense id: en-gì-vi-intj-nZN~srZ9 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese pronouns Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 0 Disambiguation of Vietnamese pronouns: 62 38 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chi (alt: no lenition), giề [Internet], z [abbreviation]

Pronoun

IPA: [zi˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [jɪj˦˩] [Huế], [jɪj˨˩] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Forms: [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], [CJK]
Etymology: From Middle Vietnamese gì. Related to chi; cognate with Muong chi. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-mvi|gì}} Middle Vietnamese gì, {{m|vi|chi}} chi, {{cog|mtq|chi}} Muong chi Head templates: {{head|vi|pronoun|head=|tr=之, 咦, 夷, 芇}} gì • (之, 咦, 夷, 芇), {{vi-pronoun|之, 咦, 夷, 芇}} gì • (之, 咦, 夷, 芇)
  1. what; whatever
    Sense id: en-gì-vi-pron-DTiXvB6w
  2. anything
    Sense id: en-gì-vi-pron-7gh0Fwt~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: chi (alt: no lenition), giề [Internet], z [abbreviation]
Derived forms: gì thì gì, hèn gì, khác gì, không có gì, làm gì, mùi gì, mùi mẽ gì, ra gì, thiếu gì, tội gì, việc gì

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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "làm gì"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mùi gì"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mùi mẽ gì"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ra gì"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "thiếu gì"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "việc gì"
    }
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      "expansion": "Middle Vietnamese gì",
      "name": "inh"
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "mtq",
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      "expansion": "Muong chi",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Vietnamese gì. Related to chi; cognate with Muong chi.",
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    {
      "form": "之",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "咦",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "夷",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "芇",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "what; whatever"
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          "whatever",
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        [
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      "ipa": "[zi˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jɪj˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jɪj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    },
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      "homophone": "dì"
    }
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      "alt": "no lenition",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "giề"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "z"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gì"
}

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      "expansion": "Muong chi",
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        "An interrogative expression nearly equivalent to “What?”"
      ],
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      "ipa": "[zi˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jɪj˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jɪj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dì"
    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "alt": "no lenition",
      "word": "chi"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "giề"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
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    }
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  "word": "gì"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gì thì gì"
    },
    {
      "word": "hèn gì"
    },
    {
      "word": "khác gì"
    },
    {
      "word": "không có gì"
    },
    {
      "word": "làm gì"
    },
    {
      "word": "mùi gì"
    },
    {
      "word": "mùi mẽ gì"
    },
    {
      "word": "ra gì"
    },
    {
      "word": "thiếu gì"
    },
    {
      "word": "tội gì"
    },
    {
      "word": "việc gì"
    }
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
        "1": "mtq",
        "2": "chi"
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      "expansion": "Muong chi",
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Vietnamese gì. Related to chi; cognate with Muong chi.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "之",
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    },
    {
      "form": "咦",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "夷",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "芇",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "what; whatever"
      ],
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          "what"
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          "whatever"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anything"
      ],
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        [
          "anything",
          "anything"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[zi˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jɪj˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jɪj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dì"
    }
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    {
      "alt": "no lenition",
      "word": "chi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
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      "word": "giề"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
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      "word": "z"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gì"
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      "name": "inh"
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        "1": "vi",
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      },
      "expansion": "chi",
      "name": "m"
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      "expansion": "Muong chi",
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        "An interrogative expression nearly equivalent to “What?”"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[zi˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jɪj˦˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jɪj˨˩]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "dì"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "alt": "no lenition",
      "word": "chi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Internet"
      ],
      "word": "giề"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation"
      ],
      "word": "z"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gì"
}

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