dã tâm
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 野心, composed of 野 (“wild; savage”) and 心 (“heart”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˦ˀ˥ təm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˧˨ təm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [jaː˨˩˦ təm˧˧]
Noun[edit]
- (chiefly crime, history or communism, especially of anti-communism agents) harmful scheming intent
- dã tâm chiếm đoạt tài sản ― the intent to embezzle
- dã tâm cưỡng hiếp ― the intent to sexually assault
- dã tâm xâm lược ― the intent to invade
- dã tâm chống phá nhà nước cộng sản ― the intent to sabotage the communist state