chí nguyện
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 志願 (“voluntary; ambition”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ ŋwiən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦ ŋwiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɪj˦˥ ŋwiəŋ˨˩˨]
Noun[edit]
- (archaic, rare) wish; aspiration; ambition
- (historical, rare) volunteer
- Chí nguyện quân Nhân dân ― The People's Volunteer Army