xem xét

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 占察 (“to observe; to examine”, SV: chiêm sát); equivalent to xem +‎ xét.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛm˧˧ sɛt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɛm˧˧ sɛt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɛm˧˧ sɛk̚˦˥]

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Verb

xem xét

1. to examine; to consider; to review