kiến tập

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 見習, orthographic borrowing from Japanese 見習い (minarai, literally “practice by watching”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiən˧˦ təp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˧˥ təp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˥ təp̚˨˩˨]

Verb

kiến tập

  1. to job-shadow, to take training by observing professionals in action
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