vô tình

See also: vô tính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 無情, composed of 無 (“no”) and 情 (“emotion, sentiment”). The second sense derived from "having no sentiment [to do something]".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vo˧˧ tïŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ tɨn˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vow˧˧ tɨn˨˩] ~ [jow˧˧ tɨn˨˩]

Adjective

vô tình

  1. heartless, hardhearted
    vun đắp tình bạn trong thế gian vô tình
    to maintain friendships in a loveless world

Adverb

vô tình

  1. unintentionally, accidentally
    Antonym: cố tình

See also

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