Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 占察 (“to observe; to examine”, SV: chiêm sát); equivalent to xem + xét.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɛm˧˧ sɛt̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [sɛm˧˧ sɛt̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [sɛm˧˧ sɛk̚˦˥]
Verb
xem xét
- to examine; to consider; to review