chia lửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

chia (“divide; share”) +‎ lửa (“fire”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiə˧˧ lɨə˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiə˧˧ lɨə˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ciə˧˧ lɨə˨˩˦]

Noun

chia lửa

1. (military) a kind of field maneuver used to divert enemy hostile pressure to another area

Verb

chia lửa

1. (figurative) to help out in order to relieve the pressure on others