phản pháo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 反 and 炮.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːn˧˩ faːw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːŋ˧˨ faːw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːŋ˨˩˦ faːw˦˥]

Verb

phản pháo

  1. (military) to counter-fire; to enact counter-battery fire
  2. (by extension) to counter; to refute using evidence
    phản pháo lại cáo buộc ― to use evidence to deny the accusation
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