viễn thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遠視, composed of 遠 (“far”) and 視 (“vision”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [viən˦ˀ˥ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˧˨ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˨] ~ [jiəŋ˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Adjective

viễn thị

(pathology) long-sighted; hypermetropic
Antonym: cận thị

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