thông cảm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 通 (“through”) and 感 (“to feel”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːm˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːm˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːm˨˩˦]

Verb

thông cảm

1. to be understanding (of a situation); to be sympathetic (to); to sympathise (with)

Anagrams

• cảm thông