khẩu chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 口 and 戰.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəw˧˩ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəw˧˨ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəw˨˩˦ ciəŋ˦˥]

    Verb

    khẩu chiến

    1. to quarrel heatedly
      • 1936, Vũ Trọng Phụng, chapter 2, in Số đỏ, Hà Nội báo:
        Thầy minđơ mở cửa phòng giam giữa lúc Xuân Tóc Đỏ khẩu chiến với ông thầy số.
        Mr Mille Deux opened the door to the prison right when Red-Haired Xuân was quarreling heatedly with the fortune teller.
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