kiến trúc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 建築, from Japanese 建築 (kenchiku).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiən˧˦ t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˧˥ ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˦˥ ʈʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

kiến trúc

  1. architecture
  2. (of a building) structure

Derived terms