chứng giám

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 證 (“to prove”) and 鑒 (“to inspect”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ zaːm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥ jaːm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɨŋ˦˥ jaːm˦˥]

Verb

chứng giám

1. (chiefly religion or occult) to witness

   Có trời/Chúa chứng giám.

   As Heaven/God is my witness.