Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 獨一無二 (“no two exist, only one does”), from Chinese 獨一無二 / 独一无二 (dúyīwú'èr). Compare Japanese 唯一無二 (yuiitsu muni, duy nhất vô nhị).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ɲət̚˧˦ vo˧˧ ɲi˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ɲək̚˦˧˥ vow˧˧ ɲɪj˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ɲək̚˦˥ vow˧˧ ɲɪj˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ɲək̚˦˥ jow˧˧ ɲɪj˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    độc nhất vô nhị

    1. (literary) unique and sought-after
    source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%C4%91%E1%BB%99c_nh%E1%BA%A5t_v%C3%B4_nh%E1%BB%8B