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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 心理, composed of 心 (“heart; mind”) and 理 (“workings”), Japanese 心理 (shinri, “psychological”, literally “workings of the mind”). The Japanese term was also used to mean "intellectual" in contrast with 物理 (butsuri, vật lí, “naturalist; physical”, literally “workings of things”), as a type of discipline that concerned theology, philosophy, politics and law. Compare sinh lí (“physiology”, literally “workings of life”) and địa lí (“geography”, literally “workings of the earth”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tâm lí
- psyche, especially concerns, hang-ups or baggage
tâm lí người tiêu dùng- consumers' concerns
Adjective
tâm lí
- (psychology) psychological
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