chia lửa
Vietnamese
Etymology
chia (“divide; share”) + lửa (“fire”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiə˧˧ lɨə˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiə˧˧ lɨə˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ciə˧˧ lɨə˨˩˦]
Noun
chia lửa
- (military) a kind of field maneuver used to divert enemy hostile pressure to another area
Verb
chia lửa
- (figuratively) to help out in order to relieve the pressure on others