Etymology

mùi ‎(“smell, odour”) +‎ vị ‎(“taste”). Both are borrowings from Chinese 味 (“smell, odour; taste”), from different historical periods.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [muj˨˩ vi˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [muj˧˧ vɪj˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [muj˨˩ vʲɪj˨ˀ˧ʔ]