chứng giám

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 證 (“to prove”) and 鑒 (“to inspect”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

chứng giám

(chiefly religion or occult) to witness
Có trời/Chúa chứng giám.
As Heaven/God is my witness.

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