thẩm mĩ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

thẩm mỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 審美, composed of 審 (“to judge”) and 美 (“beauty”). Compare Japanese 審美 (shinbi).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˧˩ mi˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˧˨ mɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˨˩˦ mɪj˨˩˦]

Verb

to appreciate the beautiful
(informal, usually attributive) to be cosmetic; to be aesthetic
phẫu thuật thẩm mĩ ― cosmetic surgery

Noun

(sense of) aesthetics

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