tâm sự
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 心事 (“something weighing on one's mind”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [təm˧˧ sɨ˨˩˨]
Noun
tâm sự
- secrets of one's heart; intimate thoughts and feelings
Verb
tâm sự
- to confide in (somebody)