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quyết

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (decide, determine).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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quyết

  1. (chiefly in compounds) to decide, to determine
    quyết chiến thắng
    to be determined to win
    • 14th century, Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Ch. 2; 1909 Vietnamese translation by Phan Kế Bính
      Tiến nói: “- Ý ta đã quyết, ngươi đừng nói lắm nữa.”
      Jin said: “I have already decided; don't ye say anything else!”

Derived terms

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