đối kháng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 對抗, composed of 對 (“to match”) and 抗 (“to oppose”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoj˧˦ xaːŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoj˨˩˦ kʰaːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɗoj˨˩˦ xaːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoj˦˥ kʰaːŋ˦˥] ~ [ʔɗoj˦˥ xaːŋ˦˥]

Verb

đối kháng

1. to confront
2. (figurative) to face each other in combat

   Thể thao đối kháng ― Combat Sports (sports to face each other in combat)

   game đối kháng ― fighting game (game to face each other in combat)

3. to antagonize

   thuốc đối kháng thụ thể ― receptor antagonists (medicine to antagonize receptors)