đinh ninh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 叮嚀.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗïŋ˧˧ nïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ nɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˧˧ nɨn˧˧]

Verb

(dated) to harp on about; to belabour
đinh ninh lời Bác/Người
to mark His words
to be certain/positive
Hắn đinh ninh rằng trong nhà không còn ai. ― He was positive no one was home.

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