thuyết minh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 說明.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwiət̚˧˦ mïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwiək̚˦˧˥ mɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˦˥ mɨn˧˧]

Verb

thuyết minh

  1. (uncommon) to explain; to interpret
  2. (film, television, for foreign films or shows) to provide translation with voice-over; to voice-over
  3. (film, usually for documentaries) to narrate

See also