See also: chien, chiên, and chiền

Vietnamese

edit

Etymology

edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to fight; battle).

Pronunciation

edit

Noun

edit

(classifier cuộc) chiến (𧂁)

  1. a war, fight

Verb

edit

chiến (𧂁)

  1. (slang) to face something head-on
    Lỡ rồi thì chiến luôn chứ sao.
    Mistakes were made so let's face it head-on, of course.

Suffix

edit
The template Template:vi-suffix does not use the parameter(s):
1=𧂁
Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.

chiến

  1. (in certain phrases and expressions) relating to war or violence
    tàu chiếna warship

Derived terms

edit