vô tư

See also: votu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無私 (“selfless”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vo˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vow˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vow˧˧ tɨ˧˧] ~ [jow˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

Adjective

carefree; worriless
Vô tư đi!
Don't sweat it!
(dated) selfless
chí công vô tư ― all for the public's sake or common cause, completely selfless
impartial; unbiased

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