thấy

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 視 (SV: thị).

Compare Cantonese 睇 (tai2, “to see”) and Teochew 睇 (toin2, “to see”).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˦˥]

thấy • (体, 𧡊, 𫌠)

1. to succeed in gathering information through the senses

   (nhìn) thấy ― to see

   nghe thấy ― to hear

   ngửi thấy ― to smell and have an idea about what that smell is

   sờ thấy ― to touch and have an idea about what you're touching

   tìm thấy ― to succeed in finding

   Tìm hoài mà chẳng thấy đâu cả.

   I looked for a while and couldn't find it.

2. (by extension) to form a sensation, feeling or opinion based on what you've already felt or known

   (nhận) thấy ― to be aware or to acknowledge

   cảm thấy ― to have a sensation or feeling

   Tôi cảm thấy nóng trong người.

   I feel a burning sensation inside.

   Tôi cảm thấy bất an từ khi chuyện đó xảy ra.

   I've felt uneasy ever since that happened.

   Ý tôi là vậy. Chị thấy sao ?
   Tôi thấy ta không nên vội vàng kẻo hỏng việc.

   So that's what I think. What about you?
   I think we shouldn't rush and ruin our operation.

• chộ; nhìn; xem