trí tưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 智 (“intelligence; mind”) and 想 (“to think; suppose”), blend of 智 (trí) +‎ 想像 (tưởng tượng).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

trí tưởng

  1. (rare) short for trí tưởng tượng (“imagination”)
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