tu chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tu˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʊw˧˧ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʊw˧˧ cɪj˦˥]

Verb

tu chí

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

Noun

tu chí

1. self-improvement; personal development