chứng kiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 證見, composed of 證 (“to prove”) and 見 (“to see”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ kiən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥ kiəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨŋ˦˥ kiəŋ˦˥]

Verb

chứng kiến

to witness; to see
chứng kiến sự đổi thay của đất nước ― to see the change of one's country
(honorific) to grace with one's attendance

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