thâm thuý

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 深邃, composed of and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧ tʰwi˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧ tʰwɪj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˦˥]

    Adjective

    thâm thuý

    1. (of one's thoughts) sophisticate
      Synonym: thâm nho
      Kiến thức có thâm thuý đến mấy mà huyễn hoặc thì cũng bằng không.The insight which appears profound to a great extent yet has later proven superficial is just rubbish!