vị kỉ
Pronunciation
Northern
/vḭʔ˨˩ kḭ˧˩˧/
Central
/jḭ˨˨ ki˧˩˨/
Southern
/ji˨˩˨ ki˨˩˦/
Listen
selfish
Adjective
selfish
Usage
derogatory
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Meaning
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Adjective
selfish
Usage
derogatory
Concerned only with one's own interests and welfare without regard for others.
vi Đừng trở thành một người vị kỉ chỉ biết nghĩ cho bản thân.
en Do not become a selfish person who only thinks of yourself.
Parts
vị / kỉ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 爲己 …
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Parts
vị / kỉ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 爲己 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 爲己
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
爲己
Candidates by syllable
vị
位
kỉ
几（己 / 紀）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
đơn vị / thú vị / thoát vị / vị thế …
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Use
đơn vị / thú vị / thoát vị / vị thế …