tự tiện

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 自便.

    Pronunciation

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

    Adverb

    tự tiện

    1. as one pleases
      Đừng có chưa xin phép mà tự tiện lấy.
      Just because you feel like it doesn't mean you can just take it without asking for permission.