khảo sát

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 考察, composed of 考 and 察.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khảo sát

1. to investigate; to survey; to examine; to inspect