công chứng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 公證, composed of (public; to announce) and (proof).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ cɨŋ˦˥]

Verb

công chứng

  1. (formal) to notarize; to certify (a document)

Adjective

công chứng

  1. (of a document) notarized; certified
    Hồ sơ yêu cầu bản sao hộ khẩu công chứng.
    Your profile must include a notarized copy of your hukou.

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