chứng minh thư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 證明書, composed of 證明 (“to prove”) and 書 (“document”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ mïŋ˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥ mɨn˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɨŋ˦˥ mɨn˧˧ tʰɨ˧˧]

Noun

chứng minh thư

1. (obsolete) Synonym of căn cước (“identity card”)