chinh chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 征戰 (“to go on a military expedition”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨn˧˧ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨn˧˧ ciəŋ˦˥]

Verb

chinh chiến

  1. to wage war; to fight in battle; to go on a military expedition
  2. (figurative) to compete

Noun

chinh chiến

  1. a war; battle
  2. (figurative) a competition
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