kháng chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 抗戰, composed of 抗 (“to resist”) and 戰 (“to fight”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xaːŋ˧˦ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xaːŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˥ ciəŋ˦˥] ~ [xaːŋ˦˥ ciəŋ˦˥]

Noun

kháng chiến

1. a war of resistance; an armed struggle to oppose invaders

Verb

kháng chiến

1. to resist invaders; to fight against intruders

Related terms

• phản kháng (“to resist”)
• nội chiến (“civil war”)