vừa

See also: vua

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Central Vietnamese bưa.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɨə˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vɨə˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɨə˨˩] ~ [jɨə˨˩]

Verb

vừa

to fit, to suit
to satisfy, to please

Adjective

vừa (phonemic reduplicative vừa vừa)

to be reasonable, to be just right
to be moderate, to be average

Derived terms

Derived terms

vừa lòng
vừa phải
vừa vặn

Adverb

vừa

just, recently, at this moment

Derived terms

Derived terms

vừa mới

Conjunction

vừa

(vừa ... vừa...)
1. Indicates two simultaneous actions.
2. both ... and ...; half ... half ...

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