khí khái
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 氣概.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xi˧˦ xaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˨˩˦ kʰaːj˨˩˦] ~ [xɪj˨˩˦ xaːj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰɪj˦˥ kʰaːj˦˥] ~ [xɪj˦˥ xaːj˦˥]
Adjective
- (literary) proudly independent, indomitable
- 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- - Lúc bấy giờ mà bằng vào khí khái anh hùng, thân thủ hào kiệt của hai vị, tìm tới Lâm An bắt thằng gian thần ấy, ba người bọn ta ăn thịt uống máu y thì không phải ngồi đây ăn đậu hủ uống rượu lạnh!
- "If at the time I could've counted on the heroic indomitability and the great abilities of the two of you to go to Lín'ān and capture that treacherous courtier, the three of us would now be eating his flesh and drinking his blood rather than sitting here eating tofu and drinking cold rice wine!"
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