thôi

See also: thối, thổi, and thời

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰoj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰoj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰoj˧˧]

Etymology 1

Noun

thôi

a long while

Verb

thôi

to stop (forever); to cease; to discontinue; to quit
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng publishing house, chapter 2
  Thấy tôi không muốn nói, bà ta cũng thôi không hỏi.
  Seeing that I didn't want to tell, she also stopped asking.

Interjection

thôi

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

Particle

thôi

(used sentence-finally, especially in conjunction with chỉ) that's all; merely; only; just

Etymology 2

Verb

thôi

to discolour

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