tiếc

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to cherish; to regret, SV: tích).

Pronunciation

Verb

tiếc

  1. to regret (feel sorry about some past thing)
    • 2015, Ngải Tiểu Đồ, Hồ Đồ, MintRight Inc., →ISBN:
      Tiếc rằng, cuối cùng Lục Ứng Khâm không cho cô cơ hội ấy.
      Unfortunately, in the end Luc Ung Kham did not give her the chance.
  2. to feel strongly attached to something you've lost
    tiếc của
    to be sad that you've lost something of value
    Tiếc cái ti-vi quá đi !
    Dang, that was a nice TV!

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