xét nét

Vietnamese

Etymology

xét +‎ nét.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɛt̚˧˦ nɛt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [sɛt̚˦˧˥ nɛt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [sɛk̚˦˥ nɛk̚˦˥]

Verb

xét nét

1. to scrutinise; to examine minutely (to assess someone); to be hypercritical