khuynh đảo

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 傾倒, composed of 傾 (“to shake”) and 倒 (“to fall, to collapse”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwïŋ̟˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwɨn˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwɨn˧˧ ʔɗaːw˨˩˦]

    Verb

    khuynh đảo

    1. (politics, somewhat literary) to topple
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