đinh ninh
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 叮嚀.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗïŋ˧˧ nïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ nɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ nɨn˧˧]
Verb
đinh ninh
- to be absolutely sure; to be certain; to have total conviction in one's belief
- đinh ninh rằng trong nhà không còn ai ― to be certain that there was no one at home