thẩm mĩ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 審美, composed of 審 (“to judge”) and 美 (“beauty”). Compare Japanese 審美 (shinbi).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˩ mi˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˨ mɪj˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəm˨˩˦ mɪj˨˩˦]

    Verb

    thẩm mĩ

    1. to appreciate the beautiful
    2. (informal, usually attributive) to be cosmetic; to be aesthetic
      phẫu thuật thẩm mĩ ― cosmetic surgery

    Noun

    thẩm mĩ

    1. (sense of) aesthetics
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