chiêu hồi
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 招 (“to beckon; to attract”) and 回 (“back; to return”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiəw˧˧ hoj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiw˧˧ hoj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ciw˧˧ hoj˨˩]
Noun[edit]
- (historical) Chieu Hoi (initiative by the South Vietnamese to encourage defection by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War)