thương

See also: thưởng, thường, and Thường

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 槍.

Noun

(classifier cây) thương

long-handled spear

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 傷 (“wound; injury”).

Verb

thương

(unromantically) to love
Ba thương con vì con giống mẹ
Mẹ thương con vì con giống ba
Cả nhà ta cùng thương yêu nhau
Xa là nhớ, gần nhau là cười
Daddy loves you because you're just like your mommy
Mommy loves you because you're just like your daddy
And we all love each other
We miss each other when we're apart, we smile at each other when we're together
(Southern Vietnam, colloquial, euphemistic, romantically) to love

Synonyms

(to love romantically): yêu

Derived terms

dễ thương (“cute; pretty”)
thương hại (“to feel sorry for; to pity; to show compassion to”)

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