tea and sympathy

(old-fashioned)

kindness and sympathy that you show to someone who is upset Sometimes people want practical advice and sometimes they just want tea and sympathy.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Bach	[bah]
Elvira	el-BEE-rah (Spanish), el-VEE-rah (Italian)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Russian
Garbi	-	Basque
Norbu	-	Tibetan, Bhutanese
Melva	MEL-və	English
Vilhelmiina	VEEL-hel-mee:-nah	Finnish