tự ý

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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

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

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Sino-Vietnamese words with uncreated Han etymology