tiến công

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 進攻 with the Northern reading of the first character. This compound can also be read as tấn công, with the Southern reading of the first character.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiən˧˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˦˧˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˦˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

tiến công

to attack
Synonym: tấn công

Antonym: phòng thủ
to charge ahead; to advance