thông cảm
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 通 (“through”) and 感 (“to feel”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːm˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːm˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːm˨˩˦]
Verb edit
- to be understanding (of a situation); to be sympathetic (to); to sympathise (with)