tư lự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 思慮, composed of 思 (“to think”) and 慮 (“to worry”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˧ lɨ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˧ lɨ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˧ lɨ˨˩˨]

Verb

tư lự

  1. to think over; to ponder
    Synonym: ưu tư

Derived terms

  • đa tư lự
  • vô tư lự
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