tương thân tương ái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 相親相愛 (“to love each other deeply”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ tʰən˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧ tɨəŋ˧˧ ʔaːj˦˥]

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Idiom

tương thân tương ái

1. to be altruistic and charitable to each other, especially in times of crisis or disaster