niềm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 念 (“feeling; sentiment”, SV: niệm).

Pronunciation

Noun

niềm • (念)

  1. feeling; sentiment (usually a positive one, cf. nỗi)
    niềm vui ― joy
    niềm tin ― trust

Derived terms

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