tự ái
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 自愛 (“to love oneself”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ ʔaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ ʔaːj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ʔaːj˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Verb[edit]
- to be thin-skinned
- Nói động tới là tự ái.
- Yeah, go sulk every time you're criticized and see how that works.
- to be narcissistic