cánh tả

Vietnamese

Etymology

cánh (“wing”) + Sino-Vietnamese word from 左 (“left”), a calque of English left-wing

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kajŋ̟˧˦ taː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛɲ˦˧˥ taː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kan˦˥ taː˨˩˦]

Adjective

cánh tả

1. (politics) left-wing

   Antonym: cánh hữu

See also

• tả khuynh