mâu thuẫn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 矛盾, composed of 矛 (“lance”) and 盾 (“shield”), from Japanese 矛盾 (mujun), re-purposed from Middle Chinese 矛盾 (MC mjuw zywinX).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [məw˧˧ tʰwən˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [məw˧˧ tʰwəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [məw˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˦]

Noun

mâu thuẫn

  1. contradiction; conflict
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