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