chiến thuyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 戰船 (“warship”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiən˧˦ tʰwiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰwiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ciəŋ˦˥ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

Noun

chiến thuyền

1. (literary) a warship; battleship; fighting vessel (especially one that is premodern)