Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 百聞不如一見 (“seeing is believing”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɐjʔk̟̚˧ˀ˦ vɐn˧˧ ˀɓɜʔt̚˧ˀ˦ ɲɨ̞̠˧˧ ɲɜʔt̚˧ˀ˦ kiɜn˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɐʔt̚˦˥ vɐŋ˧˧ ˀɓɜʔk̚˦˥ ɲɨ̞̠ɰ˧˧ ɲɜʔk̚˦˥ kiɜŋ˦˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɐʔt̚˦ˀ˥ vʲɐŋ˧˥ ˀɓɜʔk̚˦ˀ˥ ɲ̻ɨ̞̠ɰ˧˥ ɲ̻ɜʔk̚˦ˀ˥ kiɜŋ˦ˀ˥]