tâm huyết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 心血.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ hwiət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ hwiək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ wiək̚˦˥]

Noun

tâm huyết

  1. commitment; devotion; dedication
    tâm huyết nhà giáoan educator's devotion

Adjective

tâm huyết

  1. heartfelt; sincere; genuine
  2. committed; devoted; dedicated
    tâm huyết với nghềdevoted to one's profession

See also