đinh ninh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 叮嚀.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗïŋ˧˧ nïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ nɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ nɨn˧˧]

Verb

đinh ninh

1. (dated) to harp on about; to belabour

   đinh ninh lời Bác/Người

   to mark His words

2. to be certain/positive

   Hắn đinh ninh rằng trong nhà không còn ai. ― He was positive no one was home.