nhiệt huyết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 熱血, composed of 熱 (“hot”) and 血 (“blood”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ hwiət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲiək̚˨˩ʔ hwiək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲiək̚˨˩˨ wiək̚˦˥]

Noun

nhiệt huyết

  1. vigor, vitality, energy or enthusiasm
    nhiệt huyết tuổi thanh xuân ― the vigor of youth

See also

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