dung dưỡng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 容 and 養.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zʊwŋ͡m˧˧ zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jʊwŋ͡m˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jʊwŋ͡m˧˧ jɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

dung dưỡng

  1. to condone, to excuse and permit
    • 2010, Minh Niệm, “Chịu đựng”, in Hiểu về trái tim, NXB Trẻ:
      […] sự chấp nhận kia không phải là thái độ dung dưỡng cho thói hư tật xấu.
      […] that acceptance is not a condoning attitude towards bad habits.
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