thám sát

See also: thảm sát

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 探察.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaːm˧˦ saːt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaːm˦˧˥ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [tʰaːm˦˧˥ saːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰaːm˦˥ ʂaːk̚˦˥] ~ [tʰaːm˦˥ saːk̚˦˥]

Verb

thám sát

  1. (uncommon) to investigate; to look (into); to inquire (into)