tự tiện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自便.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ tiən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ tiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ tiəŋ˨˩˨]

Adverb

tự tiện

1. as one pleases

   Đừng có chưa xin phép mà tự tiện lấy.

   Just because you feel like it doesn't mean you can just take it without asking for permission.