kháng chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 抗戰, composed of (to resist) and (to fight).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaːŋ˧˦ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xaːŋ˦˧˥ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaːŋ˦˥ ciəŋ˦˥] ~ [xaːŋ˦˥ ciəŋ˦˥]

Noun

kháng chiến

  1. a war of resistance; an armed struggle to oppose invaders

Verb

kháng chiến

  1. to resist invaders; to fight against intruders