trường chinh
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 長征 (“long expedition; the Long March”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕɨn˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˨˩ cɨn˧˧]
Noun
edit(classifier cuộc) trường chinh
- (military) a long expedition
- Vạn lý Trường chinh ― The Long March; the ten-thousand-mile long expedition
- (figurative) a daunting mission; difficult undertaking