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