chí nguyện

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 志願 (“voluntary; ambition”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    chí nguyện

    1. (archaic, rare) wish; aspiration; ambition
    2. (historical, rare) volunteer
      Chí nguyện quân Nhân dân ― The People's Volunteer Army
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