kiến thiết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 建設, composed of 建 (“to create”) and 設 (“to set up”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiən˧˦ tʰiət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰiək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˦˥ tʰiək̚˦˥]

Verb

kiến thiết

1. (dated) to build up at a big scale