địch vận

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 敵 (“enemy”) and 運 (“to move; pull”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗïk̟̚˧˨ʔ vən˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩ʔ vəŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨ vəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨ jəŋ˨˩˨]

    Verb

    địch vận

    1. (military) to demoralize the enemy; to encourage the enemy to submit (especially with psychological warfare)
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