Definition
  1. Noun (Abbreviation):

    • Reason / logic: A shortened, literary form of "lý do" (reason) or " lẽ" (argument, rationale). It refers to a cause, justification, or principle of reasoning.
    • Physics: A common abbreviation for "vật ," the natural science dealing with matter, energy, and their interactions.
    • A type of plant: An abbreviation for "thiên ," a type of flowering vine (scientific name: Telosma cordata).
  2. Noun (Historical/Archaic):

    • Village chief: An abbreviation for " trưởng," the traditional head of a Vietnamese village during feudal and colonial times.
    • Plum tree: An archaic poetic term for a plum tree.
Usage Examples
  • Noun (Reason):

    • Anh ấy nói rất lí. (What he says is very reasonable.)
    • Tôi không hiểu lí do tại sao. (I don't understand the reason why.)
  • Noun (Physics):

    • ấy giáo viên dạy lí. (She is a physics teacher.)
    • Tôi thích học lí. (I like studying physics.)
  • Noun (Plant):

    • Hoa thiên lí (hoa lí) mùi thơm. (The thiên flower has a fragrant smell.)
Advanced Usage
  • " lí": to be right, to have reason.

    • Bạn hoàn toàn trong việc này. (You are completely right about this matter.)
  • "tranh luận về mặt lí": to argue/debate on theoretical or logical grounds.

    • Chúng ta chỉ nên tranh luận về mặt lí. (We should only debate on theoretical grounds.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Lý do (n): Reason, cause.

    • Đâu lý do thực sự? (What is the real reason?)
  • Lý thuyết (n): Theory.

    • Đó chỉ lý thuyết. (That's just theory.)
  • trưởng (n, historical): Village chief.

    • trưởng người đứng đầu làng xưa. (The trưởng was the head of the village in the past.)
  • Vật (n): Physics.

    • Vật lý học một ngành khoa học cơ bản. (Physics is a fundamental science.)
Synonyms
  • Reason: A cause, explanation, or justification.
  • Logic: Rational thinking or the principle of reasoning.
  • Physics: The scientific study of matter and energy.
Related Idioms and Phrases
  • "Lí sự cùn" / "Cãi lí": To argue stubbornly or sophistically.

    • Đừng cãivới tôi! (Don't you argue sophistically with me!)
  • "Nghe lí": That sounds reasonable.

    • Kế hoạch của cậu nghe đấy. (Your plan sounds reasonable.)
  • "Đúng lí": By rights; as it should be logically.

    • Đúng lí ra anh phải đến sớm hơn. (By rights, you should have arrived earlier.)

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