cảm thụ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 感受, composed of (to feel) and (to receive).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːm˧˩ tʰu˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːm˧˨ tʰʊw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːm˨˩˦ tʰʊw˨˩˨]

Verb

cảm thụ

  1. (of sensory organs) to receive external stimuli
  2. (intransitive) to be sensitive
    Synonym: thụ cảm
    cảm thụ cái hay, cái đẹp
    to be sensitive to what is interesting and beautiful