See also: thương thực and thưởng thức Vietnamese Etymology Sino-Vietnamese word from 常識, composed of 常 (“ordinary; common; average”) and 識 (“recognize; understand; know”). Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ tʰɨk̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˦˩ tʰɨk̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨəŋ˨˩ tʰɨk̚˦˥] Noun thường thức general knowledge about an issue or a specific discipline (generally speaking)Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.