liên hệ
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 聯繫.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [liən˧˧ he˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [liəŋ˧˧ hej˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [liəŋ˧˧ hej˨˩˨]
Verb
[edit]Noun
[edit]- relation between people or things; association, affiliation, relationship, etc.
Usage notes
[edit]- There's no concrete distinction between liên hệ and quan hệ, although when it comes to human connection, quan hệ may seem more emotional than liên hệ. The choice between these is a matter of collocation.