tiếc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 惜 (“to cherish; to regret”, SV: tích).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    tiếc

    1. to regret (feel sorry about some past thing)
      • 2015, Ngải Tiểu Đồ, Hồ Đồ, MintRight Inc., →ISBN:
        Tiếc rằng, cuối cùng Lục Ứng Khâm không cho cô cơ hội ấy.
        Unfortunately, in the end Luc Ung Kham did not give her the chance.
    2. to feel strongly attached to something you've lost
      tiếc của
      to be sad that you've lost something of value
      Tiếc cái ti-vi quá đi !
      Dang, that was a nice TV!

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