quyết

See also: quyệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (decide, determine).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwiət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwiək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wiək̚˦˥]

Verb

quyết

  1. (chiefly in compounds) to decide, to determine
    quyết chiến thắngto be determined to win
    • 14th century, Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Ch. 2; 1909 Vietnamese translation by Phan Kế Bính
      Tiến nói: “- Ý ta đã quyết, ngươi đừng nói lắm nữa.”
      Jin said: “I have already decided; don't ye say anything else!”

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