kháng cáo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 抗告, composed of (to resist) and (to sue).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːŋ˧˦ kaːw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˧˥ kaːw˨˩˦] ~ [xaːŋ˦˧˥ kaːw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˥ kaːw˦˥] ~ [xaːŋ˦˥ kaːw˦˥]

Verb

kháng cáo

  1. (formal, law) to appeal; to request a retrial with a higher legal body

See also