tưởng

See also: tương, tường, tướng, and tượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 想 (“to think”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

tưởng

  1. to assume or presume
    Tao tưởng mày biết.
    I assumed/thought you knew[, but it turns out you don't].
    Tôi cứ tưởng không ai đến.
    I thought nobody'd come[, but they did].

Derived terms

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