võ đoán

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 武斷.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɔ˦ˀ˥ ʔɗwaːn˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vɔ˧˨ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vɔ˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˥] ~ [jɔ˨˩˦ ʔɗwaːŋ˦˥]

Adjective[edit]

arbitrary; subjective; dogmatic
(linguistics) arbitrary; absent of any natural or necessary connections between a word's meaning and its sound
Theo Saussure, tính võ đoán là đặc trưng quan trọng nhất của ngôn ngữ ― According to Saussure, arbitrariness is one of the most important aspects of a language.

Verb[edit]

to make an arbitrary decision

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