tự lực

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 自力.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ lɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ lɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ lɨk̚˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    tự lực

    1. by one's own effort without others' help or support
      Near-synonym: tự cường
      Qua tuổi 18 rồi thì phải biết tự lực mà kiếm sống đi chứ.
      Now that you turned eighteen, your financial issues should be completely of your own.
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