truy nguyên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 追 and 源.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwi˧˧ ŋwiən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈwɪj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ ŋwiəŋ˧˧]

Verb

truy nguyên

1. (dated, formal) to find the cause of an event