"lí do" meaning in Vietnamese

See lí do in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [li˧˦ zɔ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [lɪj˨˩˦ jɔ˧˧] [Huế], [lɪj˦˥ jɔ˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-lý do.wav
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 理由, composed of 理 (“reason”) and 由 (“reason”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|理由}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|理|reason|由|reason}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 理由, composed of 理 (“reason”) and 由 (“reason”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} lí do, {{vi-noun}} lí do
  1. a reason (that which causes: a cause)
    Sense id: en-lí_do-vi-noun-IeCp9IwA Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 51 49
  2. an excuse (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgement)
    Sense id: en-lí_do-vi-noun-gX9Bsy5U Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 51 49 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: lý do Related terms: lí do lí trấu, nguyên do, cớ (english: pretext; excuse)

Alternative forms

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