quyết

See also: quyệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 決 (“decide, determine”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwiət̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwiək̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wiək̚˦˥]

    Verb

    quyết

    1. (chiefly in compounds) to decide, to determine
      quyết chiến thắng ― to be determined to win
      • 14th century, Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Ch. 2; 1909 Vietnamese translation by Phan Kế Bính
        Tiến nói: “- Ý ta đã quyết, ngươi đừng nói lắm nữa.”
        Jin said: “I have already decided; don't ye say anything else!”

    Derived terms

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