xâu xé

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səw˧˧ sɛ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [səw˧˧ sɛ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [səw˧˧ sɛ˦˥]

Verb

xâu xé

  1. (now figurative) to compete vigorously to gain some potential advantage
    Synonym: giằng xé
    Trung Quốc cuối thế kỉ 19 đã trở thành chiếc bánh ngọt hấp dẫn cho các nước thực dân hùa vào xâu xé.
    In the late 19th century, China became a tempting cake for colonial powers to carve up.
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