mục sở thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 目 (“eye”), 所 (“that which is”) and 視 (“seen”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ səː˧˩ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʂəː˧˨ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ] ~ [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ səː˧˨ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʂəː˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˨] ~ [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ səː˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Adverb

mục sở thị

1. with one's own eyes