dân tình

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 民情, composed of (people) and (feeling; situation).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zən˧˧ tïŋ˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [jəŋ˧˧ tɨn˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəŋ˧˧ tɨn˨˩]

    Noun

    dân tình

    1. popular sentiment; public opinion
    2. (figurative) the masses; the population at-large