thất tình

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰət̚˧˦ tïŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰək̚˦˧˥ tɨn˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰək̚˦˥ tɨn˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 失情, composed of 失 (“to lose”) and 情 (“emotion; love”).

Adjective

thất tình

lovelorn; broken-hearted

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 七情, composed of 七 (“seven”) and 情 (“emotion”).

Noun

thất tình

(Confucianism, Buddhism, traditional Chinese medicine) the seven emotional states: joy, anger, anxiety, thought, grief, fear, fright

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