kháng chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 抗戰, composed of 抗 (“to resist”) and 戰 (“to fight”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    kháng chiến

    1. a war of resistance; an armed struggle to oppose invaders

    Verb

    kháng chiến

    1. to resist invaders; to fight against intruders
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