chiến khu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 戰區 (“warzone”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiən˧˦ xu˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ kʰʊw˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ciəŋ˦˥ kʰʊw˧˧]

    Noun

    chiến khu

    1. (military) a warzone; theater of operations
    2. (historical) an administrative unit during the resistance (similar to a province)
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