đắc chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 得志 (to get/have one's will, to enjoy success).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˦˥ cɪj˦˥]

    Adjective

    đắc chí

    1. content; satisfied; smug

    Adverb

    đắc chí

    1. contently, smugly, complacently