si tình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 癡情, composed of 癡 (“foolish”) and 情 (“love”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [si˧˧ tïŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɪj˧˧ tɨn˦˩] ~ [sɪj˧˧ tɨn˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂɪj˧˧ tɨn˨˩] ~ [sɪj˧˧ tɨn˨˩]

Adjective

si tình

1. (literary or humorous) deeply/madly in love

   Chàng Trư si tình ― Good Luck Zhu Bajie (literally, “Pig Boy in Love”)

   • (Can we date this quote?), “Si Tình”, performed by Trung Hậu:

     Lỡ em si tình, tội cho thân em, đừng reo chi tiếng tăm

     I accidentally fell madly in love, such a pain, please stop sounding off

   • 2022 February 20, DTAP (lyrics and music), “See Tình”, performed by Hoàng Thuỳ Linh:

     Giây phút em gặp anh là
     Em biết em see tình

     The moment I met you
     I knew I was madly in love

See also

• ngu si