không thành kế

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 空城計, composed of (empty), (fort) and (strategy), from Chinese 空城計空城计 (kōngchéngjì), the 32nd of the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ ke˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɛɲ˦˩ kej˨˩˦] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰɛɲ˦˩ kej˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰan˨˩ kej˦˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰan˨˩ kej˦˥]
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

không thành kế

  1. (history) the Empty Fort Strategy

See also[edit]