chiếu tướng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 照 (“to check”) and 將 (“the king piece”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəw˧˦ tɨəŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiw˨˩˦ tɨəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ciw˦˥ tɨəŋ˦˥]
Verb
chiếu tướng
- (chess, xiangqi) to check; to put the king in check