dân tình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 民情, composed of 民 (“people”) and 情 (“feeling; situation”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zən˧˧ tïŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jəŋ˧˧ tɨn˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jəŋ˧˧ tɨn˨˩]

Noun

dân tình

1. popular sentiment; public opinion
2. (figurative) the masses; the population at-large