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thương người như thể thương thân

proverb
Hanoi [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ŋɨəj˨˩ ɲɨ˧˧ tʰe˧˩ tʰɨəŋ˧˧ tʰən˧˧]Huế [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ŋɨj˦˩ ɲɨ˧˧ tʰej˧˨ tʰɨəŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]Saigon [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ŋɨj˨˩ ɲɨ˧˧ tʰej˨˩˦ tʰɨəŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧] browser voice
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Meanings of thương người như thể thương thân in English

Proverb

  1. to love others as much as oneself

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How do you pronounce thương người như thể thương thân?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ŋɨəj˨˩ ɲɨ˧˧ tʰe˧˩ tʰɨəŋ˧˧ tʰən˧˧]; Saigon [tʰɨəŋ˧˧ ŋɨj˨˩ ɲɨ˧˧ tʰej˨˩˦ tʰɨəŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]. Tones: thương — level tone (ngang), người — falling tone (huyền), như — level tone (ngang), thể — dipping tone (hỏi), thương — level tone (ngang), thân — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.