ý tứ

See also: Ytu and -ytu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 意思.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔi˧˦ tɨ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˦˥ tɨ˦˥]

Noun

ý tứ

1. tact (sensitive mental touch)

   Mày chẳng có ý tứ gì cả!

   Why are you so tactless?