sự việc

Vietnamese

Etymology

sự (“abstract thing”) +‎ việc (“affair”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨ˧˨ʔ viək̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˨˩ʔ viək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɨ˨˩ʔ viək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˨˩˨ viək̚˨˩˨] ~ [sɨ˨˩˨ jiək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

sự việc

an intangible thing, such as an affair, a happening or an occurrence
phản ánh sự việc với chính quyền
to report the incident to the authority

See also

sự vật

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