tiến công

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 進攻 with the Northern reading of the first character. This compound can also be read as tấn công, with the Southern reading of the first character.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiən˧˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˦˧˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˦˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

    Verb

    tiến công

    1. to attack
      Synonym: tấn công
      Antonym: phòng thủ
    2. to charge ahead; to advance