tự lập
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 自立, composed of 自 (“self”) and 立 (“to stand”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ləp̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ ləp̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ləp̚˨˩˨]
Verb edit
- to be self-reliant; to stand on one's own two feet