đính ước
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 訂約, composed of 訂 (“to agree”) and 約 (“pact”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗïŋ˧˦ ʔɨək̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨn˦˧˥ ʔɨək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨn˦˥ ʔɨək̚˦˥]
Verb[edit]
- (figurative) to become engaged; to exchange vows
- to undertake; to contract; to make a commitment