chí nguyện
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 志願 (“voluntary; ambition”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ ŋwiən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦ ŋwiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɪj˦˥ ŋwiəŋ˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- (archaic, rare) wish; aspiration; ambition
- (historical, rare) volunteer
- Chí nguyện quân Nhân dân ― The People's Volunteer Army