kình chống

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what does kình mean here in this context? 勁? 鯨? something else entirely?”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïŋ˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨn˦˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨn˨˩ cəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Verb

kình chống

1. to oppose; to fight; to struggle

   ba phe kình chống nhau ― three factions fight each other