đắc chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 得志 (to get/have one's will, to enjoy success).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

đắc chí

  1. content; satisfied; smug

Adverb

đắc chí

  1. contently, smugly, complacently