chí nguyện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 志願 (“voluntary; ambition”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

chí nguyện

  1. (archaic, rare) wish; aspiration; ambition
  2. (historical, rare) volunteer
    Chí nguyện quân Nhân dân ― The People's Volunteer Army
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