phê duyệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 批閱.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fe˧˧ zwiət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fej˧˧ jwiək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fej˧˧ j⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨]

Verb

phê duyệt

1. (of the government) to approve (a project, a grant, etc.)