sở thích

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 所 (“that which is”) and 適 (“suitable”), but probably by analogy with sở trường (“strength”, literally “that which is long”) with the acquired Vietnamese sense of Chinese 適 / 适, namely "to like". === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˧˩ tʰïk̟̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəː˧˨ tʰɨt̚˦˧˥] ~ [səː˧˨ tʰɨt̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəː˨˩˦ tʰɨt̚˦˥] ~ [səː˨˩˦ tʰɨt̚˦˥] === Noun === sở thích a hobby; a pastime