bản lĩnh
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 本領.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˧˩ lïŋ˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˧˨ lɨn˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩˦ lɨn˨˩˦]
Noun
[edit]- the personality of a capable and confident person who dares to take responsibility and does not back down in the face of difficulties or obstacles
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) skill, ability
- 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- – Không ngờ hai thằng nghiệt rử kia lại có bản lĩnh như thế, đả thương không ít anh em bọn ta.
- "Who'd've thought those two whoresons were so skilled; they injured more than a few of us."
Verb
[edit]- to possess such a personality
- anh bản lĩnh đấy ― you are courageous