tuyên án

verb

Hanoi [twiən˧˧ ʔaːn˧˦]Huế [twiəŋ˧˧ ʔaːŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ ʔaːŋ˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

tuyênlevelngang ánrisingsắc

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Meanings of tuyên án in English

Verb

to declare a sentence in front of other courtroom participants

Example sentences with tuyên án

Bị can đã bị tuyên án tử hình. The defendant was sentenced to death.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宣 and 案.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce tuyên án?

IPA: Hanoi [twiən˧˧ ʔaːn˧˦]; Saigon [t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ ʔaːŋ˦˥]. Tones: tuyên — level tone (ngang), án — rising tone (sắc).

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.