thẩm mĩ

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === thẩm mỹ === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 審美, composed of 審 (“to judge”) and 美 (“beauty”). Compare Japanese 審美 (shinbi). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˩ mi˦ˀ˥] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˨ mɪj˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəm˨˩˦ mɪj˨˩˦] === Verb === thẩm mĩ to appreciate the beautiful (informal, usually attributive) to be cosmetic; to be aesthetic phẫu thuật thẩm mĩ ― cosmetic surgery === Noun === thẩm mĩ (sense of) aesthetics