trinh thám
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 偵探 (“private detective”). Compare Chinese 偵探 (trinh thám, “detective”), Japanese 探偵 (tantei, thám trinh, “detective”), Korean 탐정 (tamjeong, “detective”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ tʰaːm˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨn˧˧ tʰaːm˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈɨn˧˧ tʰaːm˦˥]
Noun
trinh thám
- mystery fiction
- (military) scouting or reconnaissance
- máy bay trinh thám
- a reconnaissance aircraft