khát vọng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 渴望.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːt̚˧˦ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːk̚˦˧˥ vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [kʰaːk̚˦˧˥ vɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːk̚˦˥ vawŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [kʰaːk̚˦˥ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

    Noun

    khát vọng

    1. (literary) great ambition or aspiration
      khát vọng làm giàu
      aspiration to be rich