thăm quan

Level ≈B2 (approx.) verb Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [tʰam˧˧ kwaːn˧˧]Huế [tʰam˧˧ kwaːŋ˧˧]Saigon [tʰam˧˧ waːŋ˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

thămlevelngang quanlevelngang

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thăm quan means eggcorn of tham quan.

Meanings of thăm quan in English

Verb

eggcorn of tham quan

Example sentences with thăm quan

Khách thăm quan không được cho động vật ăn. Visitors may not feed the animals.
Khách thăm quan vui lòng không cho động vật ăn. Visitors may not feed the animals.
Ngày mai chúng ta hãy đến thăm quan một vài ngôi đền. Let's visit some temples tomorrow.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Misconstruction of tham quan (“to visit”), due to thăm (“to visit”)

Frequently asked questions

What does thăm quan mean in English?

thăm quan (verb) means "eggcorn of tham quan".

How do you pronounce thăm quan?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰam˧˧ kwaːn˧˧]; Saigon [tʰam˧˧ waːŋ˧˧]. Tones: thăm — level tone (ngang), quan — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.