Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

thôi

[tʰoj˧˧]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) a long while

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một thời gian dài

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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

(verb) to stop (forever); to cease; to discontinue; to quit

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dừng lại vĩnh viễn

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Thấy tôi không muốn nói, bà ta cũng thôi không hỏi.Seeing that I didn't want to tell, she also stopped asking.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(interjection) Used sentence-initially to express a polite negative: that's it; enough

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không nữa

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(particle) that's all; merely; only; just

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chỉ thế thôi

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What does “thôi” mean?

(noun) a long while

Is “thôi” formal or informal?

thôi is generally informal.