thẩm mĩ
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 審美, composed of 審 (“to judge”) and 美 (“beauty”). Compare Japanese 審美 (shinbi).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˩ mi˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˨ mɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəm˨˩˦ mɪj˨˩˦]
Verb edit
- to appreciate the beautiful
- (informal, usually attributive) to be cosmetic; to be aesthetic
- phẫu thuật thẩm mĩ ― cosmetic surgery
Noun edit
- (sense of) aesthetics