chiến tranh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 戰爭 (“war”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiən˧˦ t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ ʈɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ciəŋ˦˥ ʈan˧˧]

Noun

chiến tranh

  1. war (conflict involving organized use of arms)
    chiến tranh lạnh ― the Cold War
  2. warfare
    chiến tranh cục bộ ― joint warfare
    chiến tranh đặc biệt ― special warfare

Derived terms

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