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