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]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨ vəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [ʔɗɨt̚˨˩˨ jəŋ˨˩˨]
Verb[edit]
- (military) to demoralize the enemy; to encourage the enemy to submit (especially with psychological warfare)