nhiệt huyết
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 熱血, composed of 熱 (“hot”) and 血 (“blood”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ hwiət̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲiək̚˨˩ʔ hwiək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲiək̚˨˩˨ wiək̚˦˥]
Noun edit
- vigor, vitality, energy or enthusiasm
- nhiệt huyết tuổi thanh xuân ― the vigor of youth