khách quan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 客觀, composed of 客 (“guest”) and 觀 (“view”), Japanese 客観 (kyakkan, kakkan).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xajk̟̚˧˦ kwaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰat̚˦˧˥ kwaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xat̚˦˧˥ kwaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰat̚˦˥ waːŋ˧˧] ~ [xat̚˦˥ waːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

khách quan

1. objective

   Antonym: chủ quan

   sự thật khách quan

   objective truth