tiến công

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 進攻 with the Northern reading of the first character. This compound can also be read as tấn công, with the Southern reading of the first character.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiən˧˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˦˧˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˦˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

tiến công

  1. to attack
    Synonym: tấn công
    Antonym: phòng thủ
  2. to charge ahead; to advance