anh hùng cá nhân

Vietnamese

Etymology

anh hùng (“hero”) +‎ cá nhân (“individual”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ kaː˧˦ ɲən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩ kaː˨˩˦ ɲəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ kaː˦˥ ɲəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

anh hùng cá nhân

1. (derogatory) heroic in nature, but aimed at glorifying the individual, disregarding the collective, and separating from the community