tư lự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 思慮, composed of 思 (“to think”) and 慮 (“to worry”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˧ lɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˧ lɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˧ lɨ˨˩˨]

Verb

tư lự

1. to think over; to ponder

   Synonym: ưu tư

Derived terms

• đa tư lự
• vô tư lự