trực quan

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 直觀, composed of 直 (“direct”) and 觀 (“sense”), from Japanese 直観 (chokkan, “intuition”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨk̚˧˨ʔ kwaːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨk̚˨˩ʔ kwaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈɨk̚˨˩˨ waːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

trực quan

1. very intuitive; very easy to grasp; what you see is what you get

See also

• trực giác