làm chứng

Vietnamese

Etymology

làm (“to do; to make”) +‎ chứng (“證, evidence”). Compare the similar syntax of 作證 / 作证 (zuòzhèng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [laːm˦˩ t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [laːm˨˩ cɨŋ˦˥]

Verb

làm chứng • (𬈋證)

1. to testify; to bear witness; to appear as a witness