chiêu hồi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 招 (“to beckon; to attract”) and 回 (“back; to return”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəw˧˧ hoj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiw˧˧ hoj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ciw˧˧ hoj˨˩]

Noun

chiêu hồi

1. (historical) Chieu Hoi (initiative by the South Vietnamese to encourage defection by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War)