chiêm nghiệm
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 占 (“to observe”) and 驗 (“to inspect”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧ ŋiəm˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧ ŋiəm˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cim˧˧ ŋim˨˩˨]
Verb
[edit]- to contemplate; to inspect reflectively; to observe something and reflect on the results