an toàn khu
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (initialism) ATK
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 安全 (“safe”) and 區 (“zone”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ twaːn˨˩ xu˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ twaːŋ˦˩ kʰʊw˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩ kʰʊw˧˧]
Noun
- (military) a well-protected resistance base area; a safe zone