tư lự

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 思慮, composed of (to think) and (to worry).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˧ lɨ˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˧ lɨ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˧ lɨ˨˩˨]

    Verb

    lự

    1. to think over; to ponder
      Synonym: ưu tư

    Derived terms