dã tâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 野心, composed of 野 (“wild; savage”) and 心 (“heart”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˦ˀ˥ təm˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˧˨ təm˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaː˨˩˦ təm˧˧]

    Noun

    dã tâm

    1. (chiefly crime, history or communism, especially of anti-communist agents) harmful scheming intent
      dã tâm chiếm đoạt tài sản ― the intent to embezzle
      dã tâm cưỡng hiếp ― the intent to sexually assault
      dã tâm xâm lược ― the intent to invade
      dã tâm chống phá nhà nước cộng sản ― the intent to sabotage the communist state
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