hưu chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 休戰 (“truce”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiw˧˧ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨw˧˧ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɨw˧˧ ciəŋ˦˥]

Verb

hưu chiến

  1. (uncommon) to call a truce; to agree on a cease-fire
    Synonyms: đình chiến, ngừng chiến
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