trái tim

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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trái (classifier) +‎ tim (heart).

The form lái tim is also attested, for example, in Địa cầu vạn vật luận (1920), and in the name nhà thờ Lái Tim (the Church of [Jesus'] Heart) in Nam Định province, now usually called nhà thờ Trái Tim.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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trái tim

  1. (literary) heart (as seat of emotions)