thông cảm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 通 (“through”) and 感 (“to feel”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːm˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːm˧˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kaːm˨˩˦]

Verb

thông cảm

to be understanding (of a situation); to be sympathetic (to); to sympathise (with)

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