tham vọng

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Hanoi [tʰaːm˧˧ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]Huế [tʰaːm˧˧ vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]Saigon [tʰaːm˧˧ vawŋ͡m˨˩˨] browser voice

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tham vọng means ambition; aspiration.

Meanings of tham vọng in English

Noun

ambition; aspiration

Example sentences with tham vọng

Anh ấy có tham vọng đạt giải Nobel. He has an ambition to get a Nobel Prize.
Ông ấy có tham vọng đạt giải Nobel. He has an ambition to get a Nobel Prize.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貪 (“greedy”) and 望 (“to observe; to hope”).

Frequently asked questions

What does tham vọng mean in English?

tham vọng (noun) means "ambition; aspiration".

How do you pronounce tham vọng?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰaːm˧˧ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [tʰaːm˧˧ vawŋ͡m˨˩˨]. Tones: tham — level tone (ngang), vọng — heavy tone (nặng).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.