tâm phục khẩu phục

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 心服口服, composed of 心服 (to be genuinely convinced) and 口服 (to admit to being convinced).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ xəw˧˩ fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kʰəw˧˨ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ xəw˧˨ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ kʰəw˨˩˦ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [təm˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ xəw˨˩˦ fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Idiom

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tâm phục khẩu phục

  1. to be sincerely convinced; to be won over completely