giấy phép xây dựng.
VI
A legal official document that grants permission to construct a new building or modify an existing one.
Chúng tôi cần nộp giấy phép xây dựng trước khi bắt đầu công trình.
We need to submit the building permit before starting the construction project.
Etymology
Vietnamese: "giấy phép" (permit) comes from Sino-Vietnamese "giấy" (paper) and "phép" (permission, rule), while "xây dựng" (construction) comes from Sino-Vietnamese "xây" (build) and "dựng" (erect). The phrase originated in 20th-century Vietnamese administrative terminology to describe this required legal document.
Memory Aid
Break down the phrase: giấy (paper) = the document, phép (permission) = approval, xây dựng (construction) = what it's for. Think "paper permission for construction" to remember the meaning.