điều tra dân số

Vietnamese

Etymology

điều tra (“investigate”) +‎ dân số (“population”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəw˨˩ t͡ɕaː˧˧ zən˧˧ so˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiw˦˩ ʈaː˧˧ jəŋ˧˧ ʂow˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɗiw˦˩ ʈaː˧˧ jəŋ˧˧ sow˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiw˨˩ ʈaː˧˧ jəŋ˧˧ ʂow˦˥] ~ [ʔɗiw˨˩ ʈaː˧˧ jəŋ˧˧ sow˦˥]

Verb

điều tra dân số • (調查民數)

to collect a census
cuộc điều tra dân số
a census

Usage notes

This term has negative connotations among Overseas Vietnamese communities. The preferred term in the United States is thống kê dân số.[1]

Synonyms

(to collect a census): thống kê dân số, kiểm kê dân số

References

Pham, Loan-Anh (2020 February 5) “San Jose: Census officials work to gain trust in Vietnamese community”, in San Jose Spotlight‎, retrieved 2020-04-04

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