cam tâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 甘心. See also cam lòng, calqued from the same compound.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːm˧˧ təm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːm˧˧ təm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːm˧˧ təm˧˧]

Adjective

(literary) resigned
- 1936, Vũ Trọng Phụng, chapter 1, in Số đỏ, Hà Nội báo:
  Bây giờ thì nó cam tâm yên phận là một thằng nhặt bóng.
  For now he was resigned and content being a ball boy.

Derived terms

cam tâm tình nguyện

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