quyết

See also: quyệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 決 (“decide, determine”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwiət̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwiək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wiək̚˦˥]

Verb

quyết

(chiefly in compounds) to decide, to determine
quyết chiến thắng
to be determined to win
- 14th century, Luo Guanzhong, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Ch. 2; 1909 Vietnamese translation by Phan Kế Bính
  Tiến nói: “- Ý ta đã quyết, ngươi đừng nói lắm nữa.”
  Jin said: “I have already decided; don't ye say anything else!”

Derived terms

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