yết kiến

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 謁見.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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yết kiến

  1. 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.