tu chí

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 修 (“to repair; to develop”) and 志 (“ambition”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tu˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʊw˧˧ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʊw˧˧ cɪj˦˥]

Verb edit

to develop one's ambition (to); to focus on one's mission (to); to improve oneself (toward)

Noun edit

self-improvement; personal development

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