cảm tính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 感性.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːm˧˩ tïŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːm˧˨ tɨn˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːm˨˩˦ tɨn˦˥]

Noun

cảm tính

1. sensibility; perception (especially about the future)

   Cảm tính mách bảo rằng không nên tin nó.

   My sense told me we shouldn't trust him.

2. (by extension, colloquial) feeling; liking; personal impulse

   Cảm tính thôi, ai biết được.

   Dunno man, I just feel like it.

3. (philosophy) sentience