phát động

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 發動.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːt̚˧˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːk̚˦˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Verb

phát động

  1. to mobilize people to take part in a movement
    phát động quần chúng ― to mobilize public support
  2. to start or campaign for a movement
    phát động phòng chống HIV/AIDS ― to campaign for HIV/AIDS prevention
    phát động phong trào thi đua người tốt, việc tốt ― to launch a competition about good people doing good things

See also

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