thầm

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Vietnamese[edit]

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thầm (𫴚)

  1. in a quiet whispery, breathy, hushed voice
    nói thầmto whisper
  2. (figurative, of thinking) in secret; secretly
    thầm nghĩ/nghĩ thầmto think only in your head
    thầm mongto secretly wish
    thầm/trộm nhớto secretly miss
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Vẫn tin mình có nhau [Still Think We've Got Each Other]”:
      ♀: Ngại ngùng người không nói ra, em chẳng thể nào hay biết.
      Lập lờ như giấc mơ, chỉ thầm vui lúc anh bên em.
      ♀: You're so shy, you haven't said it, I don't know how you really feel,
      Everything's cloudy like a dream, the only time I'm happy for real is when you're with me.

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