trí tưởng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 智 (“intelligence; mind”) and 想 (“to think; suppose”), blend of 智 (trí) +‎ 想像 (tưởng tượng).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ tɨəŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɪj˨˩˦ tɨəŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɪj˦˥ tɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

trí tưởng

(rare) Short for trí tưởng tượng (“imagination”).

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