chứng giám

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 證 (“to prove”) and 鑒 (“to inspect”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

chứng giám

  1. (chiefly religion or occult) to witness
    Có trời/Chúa chứng giám.
    As Heaven/God is my witness.
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