soạn thảo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 撰 and 草.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swaːn˧˨ʔ tʰaːw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂwaːŋ˨˩ʔ tʰaːw˧˨] ~ [swaːŋ˨˩ʔ tʰaːw˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂ⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩˨ tʰaːw˨˩˦] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩˨ tʰaːw˨˩˦]

Verb

soạn thảo

1. to draft (contract, law, etc.); to write; to compose
2. (computing) to edit

Derived terms

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