khảo cứu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 考究, composed of 考 and 究.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːw˧˩ kiw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːw˧˨ kɨw˨˩˦] ~ [xaːw˧˨ kɨw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːw˨˩˦ kɨw˦˥] ~ [xaːw˨˩˦ kɨw˦˥]

Verb

khảo cứu

1. to research and investigate