chinh chiến
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 征戰 (“to go on a military expedition”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˧ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨn˧˧ ciəŋ˦˥]
Verb
edit- to wage war; to fight in battle; to go on a military expedition
- (figurative) to compete
Noun
edit- a war; battle
- (figurative) a competition