tự ái
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 自愛 (“to love oneself”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ʔaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ ʔaːj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ʔaːj˦˥]
Verb
tự ái
- to think too highly of oneself; to feel exaggerated self-love