tu chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 修 (“to repair; to develop”) and 志 (“ambition”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tu chí

  1. to develop one's ambition (to); to focus on one's mission (to); to improve oneself (toward)

Noun

tu chí

  1. self-improvement; personal development
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