tiếc
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 惜 (“to cherish; to regret”, SV: tích).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiək̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tiək̚˦˥]
- Homophone: tiết
Verb[edit]
tiếc
- to regret (feel sorry about some past thing)
- 2015, Ngải Tiểu Đồ, Hồ Đồ, MintRight Inc., →ISBN:
- Tiếc rằng, cuối cùng Lục Ứng Khâm không cho cô cơ hội ấy.
- Unfortunately, in the end Luc Ung Kham did not give her the chance.
- to feel strongly attached to something you've lost
- tiếc của
- to be sad that you've lost something of value
- Tiếc cái ti-vi quá đi !
- Dang, that was a nice TV!
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