chứng kiến
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 證見, composed of 證 (“to prove”) and 見 (“to see”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ kiən˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥ kiəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨŋ˦˥ kiəŋ˦˥]
Verb[edit]
- to witness; to see
- chứng kiến sự đổi thay của đất nước ― to see the change of one's country
- (honorific) to grace with one's attendance