lập chí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 立志 (“to be resolved”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləp̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləp̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləp̚˨˩˨ cɪj˦˥]

Verb

lập chí

1. to be resolved (to); to be determined (to); to be set on