ý tứ

See also: Ytu and -ytu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 意思.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔi˧˦ tɨ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˦˥ tɨ˦˥]

Noun

ý tứ

  1. tact (sensitive mental touch)
    Mày chẳng có ý tứ gì cả!
    Why are you so tactless?
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