hội thảo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 會 (“to meet; meeting”) and 討 (“to discuss”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hoj˧˨ʔ tʰaːw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hoj˨˩ʔ tʰaːw˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hoj˨˩˨ tʰaːw˨˩˦]

Noun

hội thảo

1. a formal meeting where important topics are discussed; a conference, convention, forum, seminar, workshop, etc.

   hội thảo kinh tế

   an economic forum