xét nét

Vietnamese

Etymology

xét +‎ nét.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɛt̚˧˦ nɛt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sɛt̚˦˧˥ nɛt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sɛk̚˦˥ nɛk̚˦˥]

Verb

xét nét

  1. to scrutinise; to examine minutely (to assess someone); to be hypercritical