trông thấy
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəj˦˥]
Verb
[edit]- (transitive) to see; to observe; to notice; to perceive
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1866, lines 3–4:
𣦆 戈 没 局 𣷭 橷 仍 調 𬖉 𧡊 㐌 𤴬 疸 𢚸 - A turbulent mulberry-field-covered-by-sea period had passed.
The things that we saw still deeply pain our hearts.
- A turbulent mulberry-field-covered-by-sea period had passed.
Adverb
[edit]- visibly
- già đi trông thấy ― to get visibly older