chiến binh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 戰兵, composed of 戰 (“battle”) and 兵 (“soldier”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiən˧˦ ʔɓïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˧˥ ʔɓɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ciəŋ˦˥ ʔɓɨn˧˧]

Noun

(classifier người) chiến binh

1. a warrior
2. Synonym of lính (“combatant; soldier”)

Derived terms

• cựu chiến binh