tương thân tương ái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 相親相愛 (“to love each other deeply”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ tʰən˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)

Idiom

tương thân tương ái

to be altruistic and charitable to each other, especially in times of crisis or disaster

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