vô tư

See also: votu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無私 (“selfless”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vo˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ tɨ˧˧] ~ [jow˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
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Adjective

vô tư

  1. carefree; worriless
    Vô tư đi!
    Don't sweat it!
  2. (dated) selfless
    chí công vô tư ― all for the public's sake or common cause, completely selfless
  3. impartial; unbiased
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