thám sát

See also: thảm sát

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 探察.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˧˦ saːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˦˧˥ ʂaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [tʰaːm˦˧˥ saːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰaːm˦˥ ʂaːk̚˦˥] ~ [tʰaːm˦˥ saːk̚˦˥]

Verb

thám sát

1. (uncommon) to investigate; to look (into); to inquire (into)