tự ý

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 自 (“self”) and 意 (“idea; thought”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ʔi˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ ʔɪj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ʔɪj˦˥]

Verb

tự ý

  1. to act voluntarily; to act without authorisation; to take upon oneself (to do something)
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