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

to be absolutely sure; to be certain; to have total conviction in one's belief
đinh ninh rằng trong nhà không còn ai ― to be certain that there was no one at home

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