tâm sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 心事 (“something weighing on one's mind”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təm˧˧ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [təm˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [təm˧˧ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [təm˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [təm˧˧ sɨ˨˩˨]

Noun

secrets of one's heart; intimate thoughts and feelings

Verb

to confide in (somebody)

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