sàng lọc

Vietnamese

Etymology

sàng (“to sift or winnow”) +‎ lọc (“to filter”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːŋ˨˩ lawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˩ lawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [saːŋ˦˩ lawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˨˩ lawk͡p̚˨˩˨] ~ [saːŋ˨˩ lawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Verb

sàng lọc

1. to screen or sift through in order to isolate the best or most acceptable