tự ái
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 自愛 (“to love oneself”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ʔaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ ʔaːj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ʔaːj˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Verb
[edit]- to be thin-skinned
- Nói động tới là tự ái.
- Yeah, go sulk every time you're criticized and see how that works.
- to be narcissistic