kiểm sát

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 檢察. Doublet of kiểm soát.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiəm˧˩ saːt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəm˧˨ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [kiəm˧˨ saːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kim˨˩˦ ʂaːk̚˦˥] ~ [kim˨˩˦ saːk̚˦˥]

Verb

kiểm sát

  1. (law) to inspect for compliance with the law

Derived terms