phòng chống

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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phòng (, to prevent) +‎ chống (to resist).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˦˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [fɔŋ˦˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˦˧˥] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˨˩ cəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Verb

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phòng chống

  1. to prevent; to preclude; to forestall