kiến thiết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 建設, composed of 建 (“to create”) and 設 (“to set up”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiən˧˦ tʰiət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰiək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˥ tʰiək̚˦˥]

Verb

kiến thiết

  1. (dated) to build up at a big scale
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