hưu chiến
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 休戰 (“truce”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiw˧˧ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨw˧˧ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hɨw˧˧ ciəŋ˦˥]
Verb edit
- (uncommon) to call a truce; to agree on a cease-fire
- Synonyms: đình chiến, ngừng chiến