lập chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 立志 (to be resolved).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

lập chí

  1. to be resolved (to); to be determined (to); to be set on