cảm thụ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 感受, composed of (to feel) and (to receive).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːm˧˩ tʰu˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːm˧˨ tʰʊw˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːm˨˩˦ tʰʊw˨˩˨]

    Verb

    cảm thụ

    1. (of sensory organs) to receive external stimuli
    2. (intransitive) to be sensitive
      Synonym: thụ cảm
      cảm thụ cái hay, cái đẹp
      to be sensitive to what is interesting and beautiful