yết kiến
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 謁見.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiət̚˧˦ kiən˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiək̚˦˧˥ kiəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiək̚˦˥ kiəŋ˦˥]
Verb
[edit]- to visit (a superior), to have an audience with
- 2005, chapter 3, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- Triết Biệt yết kiến tam vương tử xong lại tới bái tạ Bác Nhĩ Truật.
- After Jebe's audience with the third prince, he went to Bo'orchu and bowed in gratitude.