thăm quan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Misconstruction of tham quan (“to visit”), due to thăm (“to visit”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰam˧˧ kwaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰam˧˧ kwaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰam˧˧ waːŋ˧˧]

Verb

thăm quan

1. Eggcorn of tham quan.