phản pháo

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːn˧˩ faːw˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːŋ˧˨ faːw˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːŋ˨˩˦ faːw˦˥]

    Verb

    phản pháo

    1. (military) to counter-fire; to enact counter-battery fire
    2. (by extension) to counter; to refute using evidence
      phản pháo lại cáo buộcto use evidence to deny the accusation