thôi

Etymology 1
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For the tonal correspondence, see other post-reconstructed Old Chinese, pre-Middle Chinese loans such as, , , , where words with Vietnamese A/ tones correspond to Qieyun system tone C/. Particularly compare, which exhibits the exact same correspondence in the rime as with thôi.

Noun

 * 1) a long while

Verb

 * 1) to stop (forever); to cease; to discontinue; to quit

Interjection

 * 1)  that's it; enough

Particle

 * 1)  that's all; merely; only; just

Usage notes

 * As a particle used initially in sentences, thôi is often used with and, as  and.
 * Also, when used as a sentence-initial particle, the sentence-final particles and thôi ("that's all; merely; only") are usually utilized to clarify the quantity mentioned in the new statement compared to the previous statement:


 * Colloquially, thôi is one of the instances where aspirated stops sometimes shift into just /h/ in Vietnamese, so that thôi is pronounced as hôi. Compare also (from ).
 * Sometimes deliberately spelled to convey informality on the Internet although the word is rarely (if ever) pronounced as such in real life. Compare  (from ).

Verb

 * 1) to discolour