tâm phục khẩu phục

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 心服口服, composed of 心服 (“to be genuinely convinced”) and 口服 (“to admit to being convinced”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ xəw˧˩ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kʰəw˧˨ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ kʰəw˨˩˦ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

    Idiom

    tâm phục khẩu phục

    1. to be sincerely convinced; to be won over completely
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