chiến khu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 戰區 (“warzone”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiən˧˦ xu˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ kʰʊw˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ xʊw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ciəŋ˦˥ kʰʊw˧˧] ~ [ciəŋ˦˥ xʊw˧˧]

Noun

chiến khu

  1. (military) a warzone; theater of operations
  2. (historical) an administrative unit during the resistance (similar to a province)
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