chống cự
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
chống (“to resist”) + cự (“拒, to resist”). Compare 撐拒/撑拒, as both initial parts share meaning: "to prop up; to push off with a pole (punt)".
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦ kɨ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ kɨ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cəwŋ͡m˦˥ kɨ˨˩˨]
Verb edit
- to resist; to fight back