เห็นใจ

Thai

Etymology

From เห็น (hěn, “to see”) +‎ ใจ (jai, “heart; mind”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เห็นใจ e h ˘ n au t͡ɕ
Phonemic		เห็น-ไจ e h ˘ n – ai t͡ɕ
Romanization	Paiboon	hěn-jai
	Royal Institute	hen-chai
(standard) IPA(key)		/hen˩˩˦.t͡ɕaj˧/(R)

Verb

เห็นใจ • (hěn-jai) (abstract noun การเห็นใจ or ความเห็นใจ)

1. (dated) to realise or see through (someone's true intention, feelings, nature, etc).
2. (idiomatic) to visit (a dying person in order to bid one's last farewell to that person or see off that person to the next world).
3. (idiomatic) to have a heart (for); to feel (for); to sympathise (with); to empathise (with); to commiserate.

Derived terms

• เห็นอกเห็นใจ (hěn-òk-hěn-jai)