tuyên chiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 宣戰 (to declare war).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [twiən˧˧ t͡ɕiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [twiəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧ ciəŋ˦˥]

Verb

tuyên chiến

  1. to declare war
  2. (figurative) to announce one's vehement opposition