chiến thuyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 戰船 (warship).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiən˧˦ tʰwiən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰwiəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ciəŋ˦˥ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

Noun

chiến thuyền

  1. (literary) a warship; battleship; fighting vessel (especially one that is premodern)