chinh chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 征戰 (“to go on a military expedition”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˧ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨn˧˧ ciəŋ˦˥]

    Verb

    chinh chiến

    1. to wage war; to fight in battle; to go on a military expedition
    2. (figurative) to compete

    Noun

    chinh chiến

    1. a war; battle
    2. (figurative) a competition
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