cam chịu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 甘受 (“to willingly suffer”, SV: cam thụ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːm˧˧ t͡ɕiw˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːm˧˧ t͡ɕiw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːm˧˧ ciw˨˩˨]

Verb

cam chịu

1. to resign oneself to; to suffer
2. to accept fate

Adjective

cam chịu

1. resigned; acquiescent; submissive