tâm phục khẩu phục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 心服口服, composed of 心服 (“to be genuinely convinced”) and 口服 (“to admit to being convinced”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ xəw˧˩ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kʰəw˧˨ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ xəw˧˨ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ kʰəw˨˩˦ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ xəw˨˩˦ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Idiom

tâm phục khẩu phục

1. to be sincerely convinced; to be won over completely