Vietnamese

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Etymology

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ngã (to fall; to topple; to trip; to collapse) +‎ xuống (down).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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ngã xuống

  1. (of a person) to fall down
  2. (literary, euphemistic) to fall (die)
    Synonym: hi sinh
    tưởng nhớ các anh hùng đã ngã xuống/hi sinh trong chiến tranhto remember the heroes who fell in the war