tham vọng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貪 (“greedy”) and 望 (“to observe; to hope”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧ vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˧ vʲawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Noun

tham vọng

ambition; aspiration

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