khảo chứng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 考證, composed of 考 (“to check”) and 證 (“to prove”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khảo chứng

1. (literary) to examine; to research (especially for textual evidence)

Noun

khảo chứng

1. (literary) research; textual evidence