thương hại

See also: Thượng Hải

Vietnamese

Etymology

thương (傷, "to love dearly; to cherish") + hại (害, "harm").

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ haːj˧ˀ˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ haːj˨ˀ˨ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ haːj˨˩˨]

Verb

thương hại

to feel sorry for someone; to pity; to show compassion to

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