tâm lí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 心理, composed of 心 (“heart; mind”) and 理 (“workings”), Japanese 心理 (shinri, “psychological”, literally “workings of the mind”). The Japanese term was also used to mean "intellectual" in contrast with 物理 (butsuri, vật lí, “naturalist; physical”, literally “workings of things”), as a type of discipline that concerned theology, philosophy, politics and law. Compare sinh lí (“physiology”, literally “workings of life”) and địa lí (“geography”, literally “workings of the earth”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ li˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ lɪj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ lɪj˦˥]
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Noun

    tâm lí

    1. psyche, especially concerns, hang-ups or baggage
      tâm lí người tiêu dùng
      consumers' concerns

    Adjective

    tâm lí

    1. (psychology) psychological

    See also

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