mục sở thị
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 目 (“eye”), 所 (“that which is”) and 視 (“seen”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ səː˧˩ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʂəː˧˨ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʂəː˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˨] ~ [mʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ səː˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˨]
Adverb
mục sở thị
- with one's own eyes