quyết chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 決志, composed of (to decide) and (will).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

quyết chí

  1. to be resolved (to); to be determined (to); to be set on
    Synonym: lập chí