sự việc
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
sự (“abstract thing”) + việc (“affair”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˨ʔ viək̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˨˩ʔ viək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɨ˨˩ʔ viək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˨˩˨ viək̚˨˩˨] ~ [sɨ˨˩˨ jiək̚˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- an intangible thing, such as an affair, a happening or an occurrence