trường chinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 長征 (“long expedition; the Long March”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨəŋ˨˩ cɨn˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cuộc) trường chinh

  1. (military) a long expedition
    Vạn lý Trường chinh ― The Long March; the ten-thousand-mile long expedition
  2. (figurative) a daunting mission; difficult undertaking
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