quyết chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 決志, composed of (to decide) and (will).

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    quyết chí

    1. to be resolved (to); to be determined (to); to be set on
      Synonym: lập chí