tự ý
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 自 (“self”) and 意 (“idea; thought”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ʔi˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ ʔɪj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ʔɪj˦˥]
Verb
tự ý
- to act voluntarily; to act without authorisation; to take upon oneself (to do something)