kiến thức

Vietnamese

Etymology

kiến = 見 (“see, observe, behold; perceive”) + thức = 識 (“recognize, understand, know”). Compare Japanese 見識 (けんしき, kenshiki) “wisdom, perception”, Mandarin 見識, 见识 (jiànshi) “knowledge; experience”.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): /kiɜn˧ˀ˦ tʰɨ̞̠ʔk̚˧ˀ˦/
• (Huế) IPA^(key): /kiɜŋ˦˥ tʰɨ̞̠ʔk̚˦˥/
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): /kiɜŋ˦ˀ˥ tʰɨ̞̠ʔk̚˦ˀ˥/

Noun

kiến thức

1. knowledge, science