kiểm soát

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 檢察 (SV: kiểm sát). Doublet of kiểm sát.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiəm˧˩ swaːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəm˧˨ ʂwaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [kiəm˧˨ swaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kim˨˩˦ ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥] ~ [kim˨˩˦ s⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥]

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Verb

kiểm soát

1. to keep under control or in check