tâm lí

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 心理, composed of (heart; mind) and (workings), Japanese 心理 (shinri, psychological, literally workings of the mind). The Japanese term was also used to mean "intellectual" in contrast with 物理 (butsuri, vật lí, naturalist; physical, literally workings of things), as a type of discipline that concerned theology, philosophy, politics and law. Compare sinh lí (physiology, literally workings of life) and địa lí (geography, literally workings of the earth).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tâm

  1. psyche, especially concerns, hang-ups or baggage
    tâm lí người tiêu dùng
    consumers' concerns

Adjective

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tâm

  1. (psychology) psychological

See also

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