sở thích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 所 (“that which is”) and 適 (“suitable”), but probably by analogy with sở trường (“strength”, literally “that which is long”) with the acquired Vietnamese sense of Chinese 適／适, namely "to like".

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˧˩ tʰïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəː˧˨ tʰɨt̚˦˧˥] ~ [səː˧˨ tʰɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəː˨˩˦ tʰɨt̚˦˥] ~ [səː˨˩˦ tʰɨt̚˦˥]

Noun

sở thích

  1. a hobby; a pastime
    Sở thích của mình là câu cá, đạp xe và đọc truyện tranh.
    I like fishing, biking and reading comics in my free time.
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