chinh chiến
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 征戰 (“to go on a military expedition”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˧ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cɨn˧˧ ciəŋ˦˥]
Verb
chinh chiến
- to wage war; to fight in battle; to go on a military expedition
- (figuratively) to compete
Noun
chinh chiến
- a war; battle
- (figuratively) a competition