khát vọng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 渴望.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːt̚˧˦ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːk̚˦˧˥ vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [xaːk̚˦˧˥ vɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰaːk̚˦˥ vawŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [xaːk̚˦˥ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Noun

khát vọng

1. (literary) great ambition or aspiration

   khát vọng làm giàu

   striving to better financially