sở thích

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 所 (“that which is”) and 適 (“suitable”), but probably by analogy with sở trường (“strength”, literally “that which is long”) with the acquired Vietnamese sense of Chinese 適 / 适, namely "to like".

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˧˩ tʰïk̟̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəː˧˨ tʰɨt̚˦˧˥] ~ [səː˧˨ tʰɨt̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəː˨˩˦ tʰɨt̚˦˥] ~ [səː˨˩˦ tʰɨt̚˦˥]

    Noun

    sở thích

    1. a hobby; a pastime
      Sở thích của mình là câu cá, đạp xe và đọc truyện tranh.
      I like fishing, biking and reading comics in my free time.
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