địch vận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敵 (“enemy”) and 運 (“to move; pull”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗïk̟̚˧˨ʔ vən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩ʔ vəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨ vəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨ jəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

địch vận

1. (military) to demoralize the enemy; to encourage the enemy to submit (especially with psychological warfare)