tự ý

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 自 (“self”) and 意 (“idea; thought”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ʔi˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ ʔɪj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ʔɪj˦˥]

    Verb

    tự ý

    1. to act voluntarily; to act without authorisation; to take upon oneself (to do something)
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