tâm

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from (heart). Doublet of tim.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

tâm

  1. (literary, of a person) a heart (humanity or compassion)
    Synonym: lương tâm
  2. commitment; devotion
    Synonym: tâm huyết
    Làm gì cũng phải có tâm.
    Whatever you do, put your heart into it.
  3. (geometry, of a circle or sphere) a center

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