thiện chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 善志, composed of 善 (“morally good”) and 志 (“will”)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

thiện chí

  1. goodwill or good faith
    đại sứ thiện chí
    a goodwill ambassador
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