thương hại

See also: Thượng Hải

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 傷害 (“to injure; to hurt”), influenced by thương (“to love”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

thương hại

  1. to feel sorry for someone; to pity; to show compassion to
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