Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

nghĩa lí

[ŋiə˦ˀ˥ li˧˦]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) meaning and principle; "the right way"

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

ý nghĩa và nguyên tắc

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) meaning; sense

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

ý nghĩa

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Làm vậy chi vậy? Đúng là chả ra nghĩa lí gì sất.What did you do that for? It's utterly pointless/senseless.

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What does “nghĩa lí” mean?

(noun) meaning and principle; "the right way"

Is “nghĩa lí” formal or informal?

nghĩa lí is generally informal.