địch vận
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 敵 (“enemy”) and 運 (“to move; pull”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗïk̟̚˧˨ʔ vən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩ʔ vəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨ vəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨ jəŋ˨˩˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
Verb
[edit]- (military) to demoralize the enemy; to encourage the enemy to submit (especially with psychological warfare)