trinh thám

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 偵探 (“private detective”). Compare Chinese 偵探 / 侦探 (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˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨn˧˧ tʰaːm˦˥]

Noun

trinh thám

  1. mystery fiction
  2. (military) scouting or reconnaissance
    máy bay trinh thám
    a reconnaissance aircraft
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