thú nhận

See also: thu nhận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 首 (“to confess”) and 認 (“to acknowledge”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˦ ɲən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ ɲəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˦˥ ɲəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

thú nhận

1. to confess (one's guilt); to admit to; to own to; to acknowledge