kiểm sát

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 檢察. Doublet of kiểm soát.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiəm˧˩ saːt̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəm˧˨ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [kiəm˧˨ saːk̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kim˨˩˦ ʂaːk̚˦˥] ~ [kim˨˩˦ saːk̚˦˥]

    Verb

    kiểm sát

    1. (law) to inspect for compliance with the law

    Derived terms