dã tâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 野心, composed of 野 (“wild; savage”) and 心 (“heart”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˦ˀ˥ təm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˨ təm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˦ təm˧˧]

Noun

(chiefly crime, history or communism, especially of anti-communism agents) harmful scheming intent
dã tâm chiếm đoạt tài sản ― the intent to embezzle

dã tâm cưỡng hiếp ― the intent to sexually assault

dã tâm xâm lược ― the intent to invade

dã tâm chống phá nhà nước cộng sản ― the intent to sabotage the communist state

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