thiết tưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 竊 (“personally (humble)”) and 想 (“to think”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiət̚˧˦ tɨəŋ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiək̚˦˧˥ tɨəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiək̚˦˥ tɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Adverb

thiết tưởng

  1. in my humble opinion
    • 2010, Minh Niệm, “Khổ đau”, in Hiểu về trái tim, NXB Trẻ:
      […] thiết tưởng đó cũng là lẽ tự nhiên chứ đâu có gì là thua thiệt!
      […] I would dare to venture that this is also the way of things; there is no loss there!
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