miêu tả

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 描寫.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miəw˧˧ taː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [miw˧˧ taː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [miw˧˧ taː˨˩˦]

Verb

miêu tả

  1. to describe; to outline
    Synonym: mô tả

Usage notes

  • To the majority of speakers, this word and mô tả can be used interchangeably in almost every situations, although some speakers might prescribe certain usage to each word.
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