chứng giám

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 證 (“to prove”) and 鑒 (“to inspect”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ zaːm˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥ jaːm˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨŋ˦˥ jaːm˦˥]

    Verb

    chứng giám

    1. (chiefly religion or occult) to witness
      Có trời/Chúa chứng giám.
      As Heaven/God is my witness.
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