tuyệt giao

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 絶交.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [twiət̚˧˨ʔ zaːw˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [twiək̚˨˩ʔ jaːw˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˨˩˨ jaːw˧˧]

    Verb

    tuyệt giao

    1. to break off a relationship, to cease all communication
      • 1999, Lê Trọng Khánh, chapter 28, in Đối thoại sử học, NXB Thanh Niên:
        […] vả lại Luật rất ghét Lê Lợi, đã dèm pha[sic] với Ai Lao để hai bên tuyệt giao.
        […] Luật furthermore hated Lê Lợi very much and slandered him in Laos, causing the two countries to break off relations.
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