tự ý

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自 (“self”) and 意 (“idea; thought”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ʔi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ ʔɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ʔɪj˦˥]

Verb

tự ý

1. to act voluntarily; to act without authorisation; to take upon oneself (to do something)