thân chinh
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 親征 (“to lead an army personally, as a ruler”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˧˧ t͡ɕïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˧˧ cɨn˧˧]
Verb edit
- (literary) to lead an army personally (as a ruler)
- (figurative) to venture personally (rather than delegating to subordinates)