mâu thuẫn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 矛盾, composed of 矛 (“lance”) and 盾 (“shield”), from Japanese 矛盾 (mujun), re-purposed from Middle Chinese 矛盾 (MC mjuw zywinX).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [məw˧˧ tʰwən˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [məw˧˧ tʰwəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [məw˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

mâu thuẫn

1. contradiction; conflict