chia rẽ

Vietnamese

Etymology

chia (“to divide”) +‎ rẽ (“to cleave”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiə˧˧ zɛ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiə˧˧ ʐɛ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ciə˧˧ ɹɛ˨˩˦]

Verb

chia rẽ

1. to drive a wedge between; to divide; to separate (especially people; from a dispute)