cố ý
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 故意.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ko˧˦ ʔi˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kow˨˩˦ ʔɪj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kow˦˥ ʔɪj˦˥]
Verb edit
- to (do something) intentionally; to (do something) on purpose
- tội Cố ý làm trái ― the crime of deliberately/knowingly/intentionally contravening (the state's regulations, etc.)