quan trắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 觀測, from Japanese 観測 (kansoku).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaːn˧˧ t͡ɕak̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ ʈak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˧˧ ʈak̚˦˥]

Verb

quan trắc

  1. (chiefly sciences) to observe, to sight