cam tâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 甘心. See also cam lòng, calqued from the same compound.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːm˧˧ təm˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːm˧˧ təm˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːm˧˧ təm˧˧]

    Adjective

    cam tâm

    1. (literary) resigned
      • 1936, Vũ Trọng Phụng, chapter 1, in Số đỏ, Hà Nội báo:
        Bây giờ thì nó cam tâm yên phận là một thằng nhặt bóng.
        For now he was resigned and content being a ball boy.

    Derived terms

    • cam tâm tình nguyện
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