trinh thám

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 偵探 (“private detective”). Compare Chinese 偵探 / 侦探 (trinh thám, “detective”), Japanese 探偵 (tantei, thám trinh, “detective”), Korean 탐정 (tamjeong, “detective”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ tʰaːm˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨn˧˧ tʰaːm˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨn˧˧ tʰaːm˦˥]

    Noun

    trinh thám

    1. mystery fiction
    2. (military) scouting or reconnaissance
      máy bay trinh thám
      a reconnaissance aircraft
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