án binh bất động

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 按兵不動.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˦ ʔɓïŋ˧˧ ʔɓət̚˧˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓɨn˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˦˥ ʔɓɨn˧˧ ʔɓək̚˦˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Verb

án binh bất động

  1. (idiomatic) to temporarily stand down one's army in order to wait and see how things develop
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